VIDEO READING of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”
This piece of work is surely one of the finest short stories written in the English language. It is such a feast of beautiful language
December 22, 2021
Musings
It Was Still Christmas, Our Christmas
Adapted for radio, this is the story from my book (The Cracker Queen–A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life) about our Christmas traditions. Let’s just
December 22, 2021
The Christmas Miracle at the Redneck Regatta: My Hallmark Xmas Movie
Everyone knows about the incredibly formulaic Hallmark Channel Christmas movies, right? Well, WRGA Morning News Host Tony McIntosh asked me to describe the Hallmark movie
December 22, 2021
Overcoming
From a lesser-known Civil Rights hero to an ordinary woman on the street, the human spirit continues to overcome and prevail. This podcast episode is
December 7, 2021
That Time the Scary Dude Lunged at Me
He was 6’4″. I am 5’1″. He was screaming a threat too vile to print here. Then he lunged across my desk and landed about
November 16, 2021
Not Your Usual Ghost Story
Have you ever received communication from The Great Beyond? Has a loved one or other dearly departed person visited you from The Other Side? If
October 19, 2021
Mama & the Therapist
Mama’s last months grew increasingly darker. Fiercely angry that she had not yet died, she became more and more sullen, resentful, and silent…and then this
October 6, 2021
A Cat Tale
My friend and I were sipping mojitos at a noisy Mexican restaurant when she casually told this jaw-dropping story. Despite the racket around us, I
September 19, 2021
House of Waffles
When you’ve been a Waffle House regular for several decades, you hear and see some things. Things that both restore your faith in humanity–and occasionally
September 19, 2021
If I Were the Devil
In 1965, Radio Legend Paul Harvey recorded a piece titled If I Were the Devil. It became his most famous recording. This is my take
September 19, 2021