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Roger Pinkney famous southern writer hits the media with news of Reefer Moon his latest creation

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Living on the Right Side of the River Written by Wendy Nilsen Pollitzer    Wednesday, 18 July 2012 08:50 Roger Pinckney, Reefer Moon, and Life on Daufuskie Island Several years ago in 2005, I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Pinckney XI. The Beaufort Book Store hosted the two of us for a book signing. I was signing copies of my book, Port Royal ; and Roger was embossing his signature on his debut collection of essays, The Right Side of the River. I was intrigued from the moment I met Roger. He was truthful, funny and real. And his love for Daufuskie Island was contagious. I remember he came to the signing with a flannel shirt and duck boots on, muddy from his travels that morning. I’d gotten in my car fifteen minutes prior, all dolled up with my hair curled, sporting my professional blazer. But Roger? He’d been in the boat and car for at least two hours before his arrival a