A New Journey
I’ve been considering this blog restart for a long time. In the past I would ask myself, “What do you want to say to the world?” and I’d be off and running—well, typing…
Repost: Francesca and the Little Gods
By request, I'm reposting this blog. This is one of my favorite conversations from Upside Down Kingdom: “What is your thesis about?” I asked. Francesca refreshed our wine and sat down at the table…
The Gordon Bunch, Part III
On a wintry Friday night, I drove along our town’s short Main Street toward the big corner church. There’s not a lot of traffic in town after dark, and I didn’t encounter much, which made me a little sad to think the cold would keep people away from the benefit dinner taking place…
The Gordon Bunch, Part II
Recently, half the town and I attended a benefit for the Reverend Jim Gordon, to raise money for his treatment for Lewy Body Dementia…
Coming Soon: Stories from the Road
I'm on a road trip through mid-America, stopping often for obscure history lessons, local characters, breweries, and of course, candy cigarettes…
The Expense of Today
My local bank has put up signs this summer next to each teller as some kind of financial promotion. Basically, each has teller was supposed to write what she (they’re all women) is looking forward to in life. Each and every one of them, without fail, wrote “Retirement.” …
That Ever-Singing Chord of Curiosity
My nephew has started swim lessons, which reminded me of my own swim lessons as a kid. Have I told you this before? …
Mardi Gras: Changing the Bucket List
I’ve never really had a Bucket List. But when I decided to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, I called the trip a Bucket List adventure to anyone who raised eyebrows at me…
On the Other Hand...
Sitting in a dark movie theater, watching all the previews of the upcoming movies--many of which involve fighting or strife because those things make great stories…
The Long Silence
It’s been a long ten days since my last blog post.I’ve written. Oh, I’ve certainly written. I spend my days reading and fiendishly writing…
Stories From the Road: The Annual Peach Run
In October 2013, I mentioned my family’s invented tradition of the Annual Peach Run in my post, Ponding Water. Yesterday, the Peach Run happened again…
I Say Writer
A friend recently told me that when he first started working in a restaurant, years ago, that his life was completely changed one night by something the business owner said…
Storytellers
I’m often asked what made me want to write a book. Time after time, I found that question strange but I couldn’t pinpoint why…