Our kids aren’t visiting for Thanksgiving this year so we’re going to have a non-traditional celebration. We’re going out for…
The talented children’s author Charlotte Riggle has done it again. With help from the gifted illustrator, R. J. Hughes, “Charli”…
When I was a student at Murrah High School in Jackson, Mississippi (1966-1969) I had a guidance counselor named Carl…
Ugh. I’ve been trying to think of something to blog about for several days… After posting faithfully three times a…
We’ve been home from our 9-day road trip/book tour since Friday night, but I’m just now catching my breath…. After…
Good morning from Seagrove Beach, Florida… my favorite place on earth! My husband and I are here in the middle…
What a great time I had last weekend on the Mississippi Gulf Coast! It started with a live interview on…
My fourth book—Southern Writers on Writing—will be released by University Press of Mississippi next May. I’m editing this one, and…
There. I’ve said it. I know there are lots of writers who don’t “waste time” watching television, but I…
This past weekend I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, for the 29th Annual Southern Festival of Books. The only other time…