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New article: “Looking Ahead to Summer in Brevard”

Hi, folks. My newest freelance article is up at Fisher Realty (Brevard, NC). Here’s to summertime in the mountains! To read, click here.

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New column: “Summer in the South makes a sound like nowhere else on earth”

Ah, the sounds of summer in the South! Crickets, cicadas, tree frogs, ocean waves, the thwap of a basketball on a concrete court, and so much more. All this in my newspaper column this week. I sure hope y’all enjoy … Continue reading

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New column: “Turn up the music”

This week, my column in The Greenville News is about the music of summer–those songs that take us back in time, and are meant to be turned up, and turned up LOUD. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click … Continue reading

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A song for Friday – “Walk Unafraid”

This cover of REM’s songĀ “Walk Unafraid,” by the Swedish band First Aid Kit, has me longing to take to the hills this morning. It’s from the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir of hiking the … Continue reading

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Music as a Form of Worship – This I Believe

Hi, all! Had to pop in and share my writer-friend, Jason Howard’s, essay “Touching the Divine” over at This I Believe. If you, too, think of music as not only art but also a form of worship, read on. The … Continue reading

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Two Things Bringing Me Joy Today

Nope, it’s not my two girls. Though they do bring me great joy. That right now I’m willing to share with all people, especially babysitters. One of my dearest friends, Christy, always shares the coolest things on Facebook. So I … Continue reading

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Show & Tell Friday: All Things Fall

So, barring the fact that my eyes are so itchy from pollen and swollen from being up late with a screaming 5 month-old I can barely see out of them to type, I. am. determined. to. be. positive. Especially in … Continue reading

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Books, Music & More: Show & Tell Friday

Last week, I inaugurated “Show & Tell Friday” here on my author web site and over on my personalĀ blog. I dug it. I’m doing it again. First up, my dear writer-friend Christine Byl’s debut book of nonfiction: Dirt Work: An … Continue reading

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