It’s been a few months since I blogged about my short story collection, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. Back in September…
For the first seven or so years of our marriage, my husband and I did not celebrate Christmas. As I…
The good folks at the University Press of Mississippi, who published SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING, the anthology I edited, asked…
Writing from Seagrove Beach, Florida this Thanksgiving weekend feels like writing from home. I’m staying in the location where I…
If you’re in the Jackson, Mississippi area, mark your (busy holiday) calendars for 5 p.m. on December 18 and drop…
I thought that when I quit drinking in September of 2017, that it was the hardest thing I’d ever done.…
As my 2018 book tour begins to wind down, I’m happily looking forward to events with all four of my…
My friend and native Memphian Claire Fullerton—author of the wonderful novel Mourning Dove, which I reviewed here—has just had a…
Happy Halloween! I’m excited to announce that one of the stories in my linked short story collection, FRIENDS OF THE…
I haven’t written a blog post since October 3. This is actually the longest I’ve gone without blogging since my…