I am so excited and honored to be chosen to participate in the Authors Alley at the 2023 Mississippi Book Festival. I will be signing my novel Inescapable and will be joined by over 90 of our favorite writers, including John Ryland (The Unkindness of Ravens) from the Tuscaloosa Writers’ and Illustrators’ Guild (TWIG) and…
Read moreThursday was my youngest grandson’s birthday. He turned 7. Today, on Easter Sunday, we gathered to watch him blow out candles and we sang happy songs. We looked at photos of his first birthday. We played games and searched for Easter eggs. We celebrated and remembered what it was like when it was his time…
Read moreOnce upon a time in the future, next Friday and Saturday to be specific, a not-so-rowdy group of writers, otherwise known as the DCAF Eight, will gather on the Tuscaloosa town green at Government Plaza for the Druid City Arts Festival. Together they will band with tent and tablecloth where they will lay out their…
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There is no more noble creature than the bookseller. For it is she who provides the reader with a lifeboat to escape to a new adventure, a new romance, a new life – if only for a while. It is he who provides the author with the means to tell a story that may enlighten,…
Read moreYou may think the fate of the Gladiator lay in his skill. But consider his natural strength. Account for his experience in battle. Think about his opponent’s moral values. Most of all, contemplate the bloodlust of the Emperor and the judges. Does the standing warrior have any choice but to do the crowd’s bidding? Does…
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You have an opinion, and if you’re anything like me, you want somebody to listen to it. The book is engrossing but the movie is just gross. That politician is crooked, but my guy tells it straight. That woman makes too much noise. This one should speak up more. This fellow needs to man up,…
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