Every writer, like everybody else, thinks he’s living through the crisis of the ages. To write honestly and with all…
Writing From Each Side of the Color Line My new novel JOHN AND MARY MARGARET releases this Tuesday, June 8!…
Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s and ’70s I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1950s and ’60s, and for a few…
To Give Birth to a Book I have recently finished the first draft of a novel. This is my seventh…
I’m in New Orleans for a few days, thanks to my husband who is speaking at the American College of…
This morning I decided to treat myself to some early Christmas spirit. No, I’m not drinking a hot buttered rum…
Spending three weeks in the Denver area with kids and grandkids isn’t quite enough time to get a feel for…
I’m hard at work on novel revisions this week (spent 4-5 hours on it yesterday and feel like it’s picking…
What I didn’t see coming at this past weekend’s Murrah High School mega-reunion in Jackson, Mississippi (classes of 1968, 69…