Feb 9, 2019A Child of WarCarter Barnwell, the protagonist in The Home Guard, is twelve years old when his world is turned on its head on November 7, 1861. As the...
Oct 26, 2014The Home GuardRemember a few blogs back when I talked about writers compulsively asking themselves, “What if . . .?” Beaufort’s Civil War history so...
Oct 12, 2014The Port Royal ExperimentLast week, I blogged about my Aunt Sue, who spoke to me from the grave by way of her memoir, Three Houses, the preface for which...
Jun 7, 2014Sí, sí, señor.Last week I wrote about our move to Mexico in 1993, a move that promised to give me the time to write the next novel at hours later than...
Jun 4, 2014Wordless Wednesdaylink #wordlesswednesday #asoutherngirl #adoption #johnwarley #patconroy #photography #southcarolina #summertrip #friends #family #love...
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 25, 2014The Journey BeginsWhen was the last time you took a journey? A drive across country or a trip to Europe? Journeys can be measured in miles, but also in...
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...