Today is the 100th birthday of my favorite author, Flannery O'Connor. 🦚🎂

In honor of this momentous occasion, this month's installment of Why I Dyed My Hair Purple: B-Sides features an essay about Flannery that didn't make it into the final book.

Flannery and I had similar life-altering experiences at the same points in our lives, and in this essay, I imagine going through these turning points along side her.

I fully admit that it takes a LOT of liberties, and I expected that I'd be asked to cut it. The essay about Flannery that is in the final book is a lot more unified, while this one is kind of a mess.

Yet, I feel like today is the perfect occasion for me to share it.

Read or listen here.

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