First of the new year
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in In print/published, Literary, Travel | No Comments »The January issue of Charleston Magazine includes my travel piece on Mississippi. It's the magazine's first-ever Literary Arts Issue, and my story opens with a visit to William Faulkner's longtime home. Walking up the allĂ©e of cedars on a chilly morning ...
“Winter South” bookplates
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Art, Craft, In print/published, Literary | 1 Comment »I am captivated by this time of year... the marsh grass is golden in clear evening light, bare branches of pecan trees stretch into the sky, flocks of red-winged blackbirds swirl over farm fields. There are indelible scenes everywhere. It's ...
“I ain’t old no more.”
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Art, Craft, Literary, People, Travel | 1 Comment »The music never seems to stop in Clarksdale, Mississippi. One morning there earlier this year, the first person we met on Delta Avenue was bluesman T-Model Ford, who was sitting in a folding chair eating eggs and toast from a ...
Conch days in Key West
Monday, April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Literary, Travel | No Comments »In mid-January Peter Frank and I flew to Key West with our new travel bikes in our suitcases. It takes about 10 minutes to assemble them. We did, and then we pedaled everywhere, swam in a cistern-turned-pool, took a ...