The Inspiration
I’m back home visiting family in Michigan and every time I’m home I’m reminded of what inspired me to write Watertown Fires. Visiting home is often bitter sweet when I drive around. Michigan, especially west Michigan has really been left in the past. Many parts of the city looked the same, if not worse, as when I was a boy going up here. Very run down, abandoned houses, closed buildings, etc. It’s sad really. On the other side of the state, Detroit is going through somewhat of an art and architectural renaissance. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for the west side of the state for small towns like “Watertown”. But sometimes we find inspiration in the darkest places right?