Sep 17, 2014Wordless Wednesday#wordlesswednesday #asoutherngirl #adoption #baby #author #family #kids #knitting #memories
Aug 16, 2014I Began Hearing VoicesLast week I disclosed my dilemma in combining two short novels, A Southern Girl and Just a Dance, into the single story they cried out to...
Aug 3, 2014Two for the price of oneA Southern Girl (ASG) began as a short novel, by word count almost a novella. It began with the infant’s abandonment as the U.S. family,...
Jul 5, 2014Life on the Literary RoadSix weeks on the road is a stretch, and when forty-three events in four states are factored in, there is only one logical question that...
Jun 21, 2014New rules in a strange land...Last week’s blog listed the major factors that weighed in our decision to spend a year in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. As part of my...
May 30, 2014Best seller? Ah . . . no.When I left you last week I was on the cusp of literary stardom with my first novel, Bethesda’s Child. I had what I had been assured was...
May 14, 2014Wordless WednesdayLINK: https://www.flickr.com/photos/idletype/179291388/ #wordlesswednesday #adoption #author #family #fiction #grandchild #johnwarley...
May 10, 2014A Wizard to the RescueLast week I wrote about the attrition of the spirit I felt after eighteen years in the legal arena, butting heads with judges, opposing...
May 6, 2014Writing vs. Law; the price of conflictMy writing life began with a short story I wrote in 1990 called The Dare on the Bridge. The bridge, in case you’re curious, is the...
Apr 20, 2014Long-eared LegaciesAs Easter approaches, I’m reminded of one of my mother’s most enduring gifts. Like most of her generation, she handed down to her...
Apr 19, 2014Literary Lunch with Pat Conroy & Bernie ScheinFor a number of years, I've had the great pleasure of regularly lunching with Pat Conroy & Bernie Schein, two of my favorite writers and...