Author De’Shawn Winslow takes small town gossip to new heights in ‘Decent People’
Hailing from a small, rural town in North Carolina, I have a strong understanding of small-town living. Time seems slower down here, peace and quiet echo throughout your neighborhood, and your neighbors are fairly familiar with the people in their community, which means they are knowledgeable of your comings and goings.
Anyone else who has lived in a small town knows that gossip travels fast. De’Shawn Winslow knows this well and expertly demonstrates it in his new book Decent People.Raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Winslow was inspired to write after the death of his father.
To navigate the grieving process, Winslow turned to nonfiction. He intended to write a biographical essay that would memorialize his father, but he ultimately hit a wall.
To bulldoze through that wall, he used his skills, his father’s life, and fictionalized events to tell a new story about him, creating his start in writing.Now, he’s busy writing books that give insight into the power and dangers of tight-knit communities.
