M. Scott Douglass Takes Us on an 8000 Mile Role in His Motorcycle Travel Memoir

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this episode 385, we feature M. Scott Douglass, acclaimed writer and publisher/managing editor at Main Street Rag Publishing Company, and his memoir, “8000 Mile Roll,” a story about a motorcycle adventure across America. Joseph Bathanti, former North Carolina Poet Laureate, says it is impossible to read the memoir “and not conjure Steppenwolf’s ‘Born to Be Wild,” the revving, reverberating anthem to the iconic film, Easy Rider.” This is a story about the places where Scott went and the people and stories he met along the way.
Show discussion highlights:
• The 8000 mile motorcycle ride
• Why take on a trip like this?
• No music; no radio; being in one’s head
• Favorite settings
• Conversations and meeting with Craig Johnson
• Visiting Dennis Hopper’s grave
• A reading from the book that explores riding alone
• Leaving a job to start a publishing company
• Working with and managing authors
• Making mistakes
Author bio:
M. Scott Douglass grew up in Pittsburgh and lives near Charlotte, NC. He’s Publisher/Managing Editor at Main Street Rag Publishing Company, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and North Carolina ASC Grant recipient. His poetry has most recently appeared in North American Review, Kakalak 23, Twelve Mile Review, Salvation South, among others. His graphic design work has earned two PICA Awards and an Eric Hoffer Award nomination. Previous books (poetry) include Living in a Red State Blues, Just Passing Through, Hard to Love, Steel Womb Revisited, Balancing on Two Wheels, and Auditioning for Heaven.
Learn more about the author and their books HERE.
https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/8000-mile-roll-m-scott-douglass/
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