August is almost here. That means my book tour is about to begin, and I’m prepping. First I read through…
I’m putting together a collection of personal essays with the working title, Pilgrim Interrupted. Many of the essays have been…
A week or so ago, I whined here about the pain I’ve been having in my neck. I hate to…
I love books about art and artists—obviously—since my novel Cherry Bomb features a graffiti writer, an abstract expressionist artist (or…
I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, coming of age in the 1950s and ’60s. It wasn’t until my freshman year…
On Sunday afternoon when I dropped into my local boutique grocery store, Miss Cordelia’s (in Harbor Town, on the Mississippi…
I’m gearing up for an exciting book tour for Cherry Bomb, with thirteen events now scheduled in six states,…
Four years ago this past weekendI was in a near-fatal car wreck just outside Fairhope, Alabama. July 7, just before…
Yesterday my publisher, Joe Lee (Dogwood Press, Brandon, Mississippi) sent me this picture. HOT OFF THE PRESS and coming to…
It’s not surprising to get inspiration for writing a new book while reading a successful author’s work. This happened to…