Dothan native James L. “Shack” Thompson Jr. released a new book released on Valentine’s Day, “Just My Imagination,” featuring essays and poetry of his life growing up in his hometown.
Thompson, a 1972 graduate of Dothan High School, is a retired federal law enforcement officer living in Philadelphia.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio But his mind’s eye takes him back to Baptist Bottom, an impoverished neighborhood in segregated Dothan that buzzed with the commerce of neighborhood-owned diners, nightspots, corner stores and other businesses.
“Just My Imagination” is Thompson’s vivid recollection of the laughter and drama of a close-knit neighborhood and its economic autonomy, as well as finely-drawn characters of the neighborhood. Thompson has renamed Wakanda Dothan and in this book pays tribute to its people by creating a beautiful, literary love letter to them.
People are also reading… Thompson has written two previous books: Paper Orphans and Other Illegitimate Verse and Adopted for Publication: Paper Orphans II. Both of his earlier books consist of poems, essays, and short stories that resonate with everyday life; he has a unique gift for bringing down-home stories to life for anyone anywhere.
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