Smokey Mountain Breakdown

I haven't written some tales just for you guys in a while, so this Halloween weekend I'll be giving you two stories--one today and o...

...By an enormous rockslide! Yes, it's true. In an attempt to prevent hipsters from leaking into Cocke County from Asheville, an enormo...

So, I didn't make it to the Popcorn thing today. My body has just given out and demanded a day of rest. Good unmedicated sleep with l...

Boy, am I tired! Just got back from the Asheville Animal Fiber Festival. Rode in with Betsy the Goat Yoda , her daughter and grand-baby. L...

Okay. So there are these boots I'm seriously lusting for (hint, hint, nudge, nudge). Most of you know comfort is a serious concern for ...

A friend emails from the city, telling me to watch the Orionids this morning. Of course, I will do this, I replied--boasting You know, I ca...

Very late on Tuesday--actually Wednesday morning around 12:30 a.m.--headlights come up my driveway. Never a good sign. So I put on some pant...

For those of you who were wondering when I was going to write another fishing story--or another Lowcountry story--I offer " Shiners ...

Rusty Barnes' Fried Chicken and Coffee has one of my Appalachian stories up right now you may want to check out. " Errid* and Deli...

This week certainly has turned into the Magical Mystery Insomnia Tour for me—haven’t been to sleep until 4:00 a.m. all week. I even set my ...

Last night, I'm coming back up the mountain around 8:30 or so--on my way home from the gym, still half wet and stinking of chlorine from...

'Twas brillig and my slithy toves have been gyring and gimboling all over my effing wabe. Which is to say, it's been a warm fall da...

The day was well underway by the time I rolled out of bed at the crack of afternoon. Dogs restless, eyes bleary, nightgown twisted--I'm ...

The God of All Blackberries appears today on Dew on the Kudzu: A Southern Journal . Idgie was the first editor to notice my work and publis...

Well, my birthday is tomorrow and I decided to splurge big time. Hey, I'm going to be eating ramen noodles for the next five weeks, but ...

Time moves swiftly now--I remember when a summer seemed an eternity. When fall came unexpected, as though it snuck up upon us. Goldenrod wa...

I have a story up on Writer's Bloc , Rutger's University's online literary journal. It's a newish journal, only in its thir...

Friend and noted Appalachian playwright, Gary Carden, has a clip up on his blog, Holler Notes , of his play Nance Dude--perhaps the most pop...

blossombones is a literary e-zine that prides itself in featuring work that in some way deals with the female experience. And, if you'v...

I am so behind in my promos it's not even funny. So, the lovely folks at The Fabulist had this to say about my story, " The Skin S...