A writer’s voice
August 29th, 2012, 6:36 am · 5 Comments · posted by madisontaylor
About a month ago, my friend Steve Huffman of Elon wrote a column he made available to one of his former employers — the Salisbury Post. He pondered giving it to the Times-News — his hometown newspaper and anonther of his former haunts as a reporter and writer. He decided against it because the subject matter was about a slice of life he encountered here in Burlington as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. He didn’t want the column to be traced back to his subject, an elderly woman. I fully understoond even though he did not use her real name.
It’s one of the most touching and poignant columns I’ve read recently and among the best Steve’s written in his very successful career. That’s saying a lot. It’s headlined, “Volunteer is Friend Indeed to 102-year-old.”
A couple of weeks after publication, he was contacted by the people who run WFDD, the Wake Forest University radio station and an affiliate for National Public Radio. They wanted Steve to come in and read the column aloud for broadcast on NPR in Winston-Salem. A week or so ago, he did.
They aired it on Monday. It’s called “Visiting Mrs. Muller.”
It’s well worth listening to.
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Thank you so much for letting me know about the article. It’s a wonderful piece, and I am sending to other family members. I am grateful that Steve felt compelled to write this….sounds like he is a terrific reporter, person, volunteer, etc. Would really like to contact him and personally thank him.
Thanks Mr. Delissio. I’ll let him know and if he wishes I’ll post his email address here. Steve is one of my favorite people and a tremendous writer. I do believe this is among his best pieces ever.
Mr. Delisssio: Steve’s email address is steve52257@aol.com
As I listened, I felt as though I was there in the room with Steve and Mrs. Muller.
Thank you for Steve’s email address, Madison. I truly want him to know just how much we appreciate his article about our Mom, and the joy that it will bring to her.
Thanks again, Johnnie