For Writer, Piedmont’s Lillian E. Smith Center an Ideal Place to ‘Be Alone With Your Thoughts and Work’
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On a recent chilly morning, under a canopy of vibrant fall foliage, Marilynn Richtarik stepped onto the porch of her cabin at Piedmont University’s Lillian E. Smith Center, taking a short, but welcome break from researching her next book. “I like it here,” she said. “I’ve been able to get away and really focus.” Lillian…