A few years ago I was participating in a series of half-day writing workshops in Oxford, Mississippi, led by Barry…
A couple of months ago I announced that I am editing another anthology, So Y’all Think You Can Write: Southern…
In the wake of the news of The Booksellers at Laurelwood’s closing in Memphis, I’ve been sad and somewhat in…
I’m excited to have 11 literary events scheduled for 2017 so far, in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and North Carolina.…
This morning I read these words from today’s reading in the Orthodox calendar I often refer to with my Morning…
Today is the Feast of Theophany in the Orthodox Church. Historically it’s been as big a feast as Christmas, with…
Yesterday I finished reading my first book of 2017—Joshilyn Jackson’s latest novel The Opposite of Everyone (Harper Collins, 2016). What…
Happy New Year! For my first blog post of the year, I’m simply going to share an amazing video. Grab…
I am so excited to share the cover for my second book to be published in 2017—A Second Blooming: Becoming…
… my true love gave to me: four calling birds! In the Church’s tradition, those birds represent the four gospel…