Harper Lee

That's right.

I find my mind is never far from there.

It's all I can seem to write about, and I still go back from time to time.

How about you?

Have you always lived in Holcomb?

I was born in Selden and went to school in Kansas City.

Spent a year in Topeka when Cliff was in law school, but I've always lived in Kansas.

And you're a local reporter, is that right?

Yes, I write a daily column for the Telegram.

I took a few years off after having my first three kids, but it's great to be back on the job.

You said you're a writer too?

Well, I'm trying to be.

I've finally pulled enough together for a book, but it's been excruciating.

I don't know how you're able to write every day.

Doesn't your brain ever draw a blank?

I'm lucky to have an editor who lets me write whatever I please.

Some days I moan about the trials of raising a family, and others, I become an amateur comic.

That sounds fun.

Say, I hope you don't mind me saying so, but I think that bird needs a little longer in the oven.

Have you heard what's going on with Miss Lee?