Dining with Robert Redford fans ..it’s time for my long-anticipated book tour of the Middle Atlantic. I’ll be part of a story panel at the Virginia Festival for the Book on March 23. If you’re in the Charlottesville area, stop by at 4 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. I’ll be a panelist with four other writers to discuss the finer …
2012 calendar filling up
2011 was a banner year for me, but the coming year promises to be a busy one as well. January brings an appearance with award-winning poet John Lane at Poetry Hickory on Jan. 10 at Taste Full Beans coffee house. This monthly gathering in Hickory is arranged by Scott Owens who welcomes prose writers as well. I am honored to …
Fast away the old year passes
It’s time to take stock of the old year and think about ringing in the new. 2011 has been a banner year. I finished my MFA, released my first story collection and took the book on the road to signings and readings. I drew from my experience in graduate school to present research on what makes a story Southern, and …