Ramblin Woman
Passing over Utah Breakfast @ the local cafe in Pine Mountain, Georgia Sweet Miz Lillian introduced me to Melinda, Reba & Bill. After breakfast we ran over to the Historical Center, which Miz...
View ArticleTate’s Abusive Tirade
I’ve published two books with mainstream publishers, one with an academic press, and two with a Christian publisher. I like to think I know my way around this business by now. The basic differences...
View ArticleSharing a Secret
Okay, y’all. Because you are such devoted friends, I have a little secret to share with you: This is the cover of my debut novel coming in September from Mercer University Press. We have all worked...
View ArticleCamps: Redemption, Tadmor, Baker, & Cousins
I have been reading Camp Redemption by Raymond Atkins. I met Raymond years ago at a book event in Canton, Georgia, where we were both panelists. We didn’t get much time to visit but it was clear that...
View ArticleDancing in High Cotton
I have been dancing in high cotton since last week, when my publisher — Mercer University Press — received a letter from Thom Chambliss, the president of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association...
View ArticleDolly Pardon at Pine Mountain
Dolly Pardon joined us at The French Market in Pine Mountain and urged everyone to pick up a copy of MOTHER OF RAIN and THE STORYCATCHER.
View ArticleBaptists and Bass Fishermen
I was sitting there, minding my own business, not bothering nobody, when this fellow in madras plaid shorts walks up and asks, Mind if I sit here? He pointed to the couch across the wicker table from...
View ArticleMothers & Mental Illness
My childhood girlfriend was institutionalized following the birth of her first-born. Here she was, ten years later, in the third-trimester of her second pregnancy, talking out of her head again. We...
View ArticleAppearances: Bristol, Johnson City, & Knoxville
I am on the road this week. I have a couple of book events lined up in Tennessee. If you are around for either of them, I’d love to see you. Come on out. Bring your friends. Tell your librarians...
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