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Sometimes, you just gotta drop everything and go when the goin’s good. The Snowshoe goin’ that is. Here’s Roan Mountain around 5800 feet, where it was 9 degrees in the SUN at [...]

When I write to my students each month to provide feedback on their submissions, one thing that often comes up is rhythm and its close relationship to style and punctuation. “Do you read [...]

While I know enough to steer clear of impossible New Year’s resolutions (i.e. I will meditate 365 days a year, I will write 500 words a day 7 days a week, I will exercise 200 days per [...]

Based on this year’s 33 books read, I’ve chosen 5 that were grand slam hits for me. Making the Top Five doesn’t always mean a book is “perfect” or “a page [...]

Well, it’s another year in books, folks, and although I’m certain I’ll read a book over the holiday, the time has come once again for my annual book list. Looks like I read 33 [...]

I’m going to be completely honest here: revising the novel has been slow going. I got home around October 19th, flew out again 10 days later, and finally exhaled on November 3rd knowing [...]

My sweetie and I took the weekend off and headed to D.C. for a whirlwind tour of college buddies, monuments, and…a carousel ride. I couldn’t help but wonder what monuments to the wars [...]

With Gary Gutting’s recent New York Times article about “The Real Humanities Crisis” in mind, I’m feeling even more bolstered as I compose this post recommending 4 books [...]

Tuesday, December 10th is Read Tuesday, a way to celebrate books and give the gift of reading this holiday season. All participating authors have agreed to lower the cost of their books through [...]

The Flashes of War holiday sale is on for five more days – $1 off the cover price plus free gift wrapping. This is a great gift for under $20 and has an immediate financial impact on The [...]