Monthly Archives: March 2015

My latest book, HALLEY, has just been released by NewSouth Books: www.newsouthbooks.com/halley Mama liked cornbread dressing (sometimes called “stuffing” by folks who don’t know better), and she made it often.  Where she got her recipe, I’m unsure.  The one thing I’m … Continue reading →

 My latest book, HALLEY, has just been released by NewSouth Books: www.newsouthbooks.com/halley My father didn’t have a lot of humility.  In my day–and even more so in his–you were expected to be humble if you were poor.  Daddy didn’t buy that.  … Continue reading →

My latest book, HALLEY, has just been released by NewSouth Books: www.newsouthbooks.com/halley In the Georgia mountains of my childhood strollicking was frowned upon. The only excuses for idleness were illness, like double pneumonia or paralysis, extreme youth (younger than five) or … Continue reading →

My latest book, HALLEY, has just been released by NewSouth Books: www.newsouthbooks.com/halley Walter Johnson Strikes Again Walter Johnson was the kind of boy who would pull legs off daddy longlegs just to see them suffer–or that was the way I saw … Continue reading →