Here’s a video

Some of you may have already seen this video from Wisdom Harbour, or a shorter clip if you are a subscriber to my newsletter (Look to the right sidebar – “Don’t Miss Out”).  It’s one of my stories I wrote for Exploding Hushpuppies.  Wisdom Harbour, produced by the team from New York Times best selling…

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Launch party photos

I’m blessed to have been nurtured by the most creative city in the world.  Fairhope Alabama has always supported those of us who write, paint, sculpt, dance or sing. There’s something about the humid air of Alabama mixed with the sunsets of Mobile Bay that encourages us to create. And yet again, my dear friends…

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It’s here! Bringing Christmas Home

The new book is here!  I’m so excited to share my new Christmas book with you. Bringing Christmas Home began as a short newspaper story, 10 years ago, and received so much attention, I always knew I wanted to expand it into a longer book.  I’m thrilled with the way the cover turned out. The artist…

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Before and after and here we go again

Before Hurricane Sally. After Hurricane Sally. I couldn’t have told you what the neighbor’s houses looked like before the storm. You can look at the house in the distance and see the blue tarps on their roof. Everyone in town can show you similar photos. It’s not just me. We’re all in the same boat…

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Back to Birmingham!

  Its back to Birmingham for the second weekend in a row! What better place to be than in one of my favorite cities? It’s a BIG city to me, and I sound like a complete country mouse when I talk about the traffic there— although, I’ll have to say the drivers may be numerous,…

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Birmingham, finally!

Not to bore you out of your gourd with more book things, but this is such a crazy learning experience for me and I have such good news!  Writing a book is totally different from marketing and selling a book. A publisher only does so much and I have to do the rest, which of…

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Today’s the day! (and soothing fields of cotton)

Well, I’m launching the new book today! It’s been at our local Page and Palette bookstore since last Friday, but tonight is the launch party. If you are in the area, 6pm  (Tuesday, Nov. 7th), you are most definitely invited. There will be lots of fun people, Southern snacks and drink specials at The Book…

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Dancing Jule and a little story too

The Fairhope Writer’s Group has been busy promoting our book, “The Original Fairhope Guidebook.” Above with me on the left, are co-authors, Jule Moon, Ron Meszaros and his wife Ellen Grigg — who is the wonderful artist for our book illustrations, Phyllis Pittman and Rosanne Gulisano. Those missing, or else running through the deli, are…

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The Original Fairhope Guide Book – It’s here!

***I’ll be signing books at the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Saturday, March 18, 2017 in front of Page and Palette Bookstore. Stop by and say hello!!!   Well, what do you know . . . I finally have a book signing!   It isn’t just me. Actually, it’s barely me, but nonetheless, this Thursday,…

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