In the time of textile mills
“It is a long time since I flapped mv wings,
a long time since I stood on the roof of my house
in Lawrence, Mass., or Michael's in No. Andover,
a little whiskey in one hand, the past slipping
through the other, a little closer to the heaven of
dreams ….
“From where we stood I could see the steeple of the French
church. Further back, it was 1912, and I could almost
see the tenements of the French women who worked
the fabric mills …
weaving the deadly dust into their lungs….’’
— From “The Angels of 1912 and 1972,’’ by Richard Jackson
'The opposite of today'
“Don’t even try looking for him where he grew up
in Lawrence, Mass. The whole town is burning.
The remarkable thing about tomorrow is that everything is
the opposite of today. The shadow that now stalks you
becomes your confessor….’’
— From “No Fault Love,’’ by Richard Jackson