Novellas I love novellas. They are longer than a short story and shorter than a novel. They have gone in…
Women of St. John Orthodox Church Fall Retreat The Women of my parish, St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis, were…
FESTIVAL BEGINNINGS In 2017, the first year of the Mississippi Book Festival, I was on the panel, “Voices of Home,”…
Interview in the Mississippi Free Press published today: “Bursting the White Bubble on Race and Relationships in 1960s Mississippi.”‘ Here’s…
Day of the Dead Today, November 1—and evidently also tomorrow, November 2—are the days set aside by many to celebrate…
WTF? Or: A Comedy of (not-so-funny) Errors The Gas Station I should have known the morning would have challenges when…
I’ve done lots of podcasts to promote my latest novel JOHN AND MARY MARGARET. You can find most of them…
GIVEAWAY! I posted this on Monday but my blog was blocking comments, so I’m posting it again. SUBSCRIBE to my…
Sorry I haven’t blogged much lately . . . I’ve been busy! In the past five months, in addition to…
What’s Next? Yesterday I spoke (virtually on a Zoom webinar) to the Women’s Association of Hilton Head Island. Near the…