A Review of Don Henley’s latest album, Cass County
We buy Don Henley albums as a duty, as a commitment to our classic rock upbringings, and this September, we buy the newest Henley…
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I Can’t Not
I come from a family of writers. Preachers who write sermons. Pranksters who crack jokes. Poets who compose verse. Pickers who compose lyrics. Patriarchs…
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Topsail Island: A Treasure
When my car crosses the green swing bridge and moves over the Atlantic Intercostal Waterway, my spirit belongs to Topsail Island, North Carolina. Like…
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A Review of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman
Back in 1960, a new American author gave readers a “coming of age” novel called TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. It was well received, mostly,…
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See How They Grow
In the shady yard behind our modest brick home, three blond boys follow their father down furrows of rich soil. They toddle like golden…
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Where I’m From
I come from a foot peddle beneath a whirring sewing machine and the first beneath Dad’s automotive fingernails the slopes of Ski Windham and…
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Being a Writer : Introduction
I have been a writer since first or second grade – since the day my teacher showed us the basket of books she made…
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Being a Writer : Living Like a Writer
For me, the writing life consists of invitation, community, and outlet. We will explore each of these facets this month, beginning with “invitation.” As…
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Being a Writer : Book Review
I would be a person who “used to write” if it weren’t for resources like those I’ve discussed in previous posts. And, as I…
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