Spent two days at the Welty festival, meeting artists, writers, scholars and the like. Had a wonderful time. Came home, went to the farm. Dealt with wild hogs wallowing out my crossings and a neighbor’s dog having a seizure. Also had a wonderful time (not the dog, I guess). Got home and found out that […]

If you need something to do this week head on up to Columbus, MS for the 25th Annual Welty Festival at Mississippi University for Women. Featured writers include China Grove alumni, Ellen Gilchrist, Michael Farris Smith, and Kendall Dunkelberg. Luke and I will both be up there, so come by and say, “Hi.” China Grove […]

Went down to see and interview Winston Groom, the author of Forrest Gump about his new book The Aviatiors and on all sorts of writerly, historic, and social subjects. In the next issue of China Grove. A great interview on tape, now all I have to do is write it. Updates to follow!

An old friend died yesterday, Cornelia Graves Spain, and I have known her since the 10th grade. She has lived a life of grace and has been a voice of support for the town of Luray, Virginia and the region of the Shenandoah Valley her whole life long. She joined in an experimental piece of […]