In spite of my failures, I haven’t given up my handyman aspirations. I still believe I can fix things.
Read moreHandyman Blues
An unhandy DIYer considers the question of when to try again
An unhandy DIYer considers the question of when to try again
In spite of my failures, I haven’t given up my handyman aspirations. I still believe I can fix things.
Read moreA Memphis poet considers the legacy of his parents’ wise gift
At the close of the year I found myself thinking about one of the most wonderful, significant Christmas gifts I ever received. I was ten, and I got it because I didn’t get the thing I asked for first.
Read moreThere’s nothing like the connections that bring writers and readers together at the Southern Festival of Books
Here it is, finally, the day when writers and readers throng into Nashville on an October weekend seeking fellowship and elevation of the spirit and news and gossip. But especially old friends and new books.
Read moreNovelist and scholar Richard Marius hauntingly recalls the farm where he grew up in East Tennessee
This essay originally appeared in Touchstone, a publication of Humanities Tennessee, in 1986.
Read moreIt was 1966, and only one of us died in Vietnam
On Memorial Day I always think of my friend George Mangrum of Lauderdale County, Alabama. This is his story. It needs to be told.
Read moreWriters across the state—and the nation—are grieving the loss of Rivendell Writers’ Colony
Rivendell Writers’ Colony, established in 2013, is closing its doors at the end of March. I’m still in shock at the news because Rivendell was flourishing, on course to be a nationally known residency program, but its benefactor has now made other plans for the property.
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