Fanfare for the Common Man: I cleaned off my desk today
January 4, 2021
All this was predicated by a warning from my grandchildren’s Mimi: “When I get home whatever’s on the floor gets tossed in the driveway.”
Gwinnett Citizen Columnist
Fanfare for the Common Man: On Being Dan Brown…
December 9, 2020
Until the DaVinci Code novel hit the bestsellers’ list 15 years ago, I didn’t have any problem being Dan Brown, other than being a victim of my own misfortune.
Georgia Independent Author of The Year Award (GIAYA) 2020
October 14, 2020
Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the second annual GIAYA, which was held on September 26, 2020 in Monroe, Georgia. The GIAYA recognizes Georgia authors who are independently or non-traditionally published.
Hey Ya’ll: Breakfast with the Buchanan’s
September 17, 2020
As many of you can imagine, breakfast at our house is pretty much catch as catch can. Truthfully, that describes most any meal at our abode.
There’s No Such Thing as Being Too Southern
March 26, 2020
On November 7, 2019, Lewis Grizzard was inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame. Grizzard was one of the South’s storytelling treasures.
The Physical
March 26, 2020
Today was my physical. I swear I can’t win. I have been trying to give up sugar and gluten again.
Two eyes for an eye
January 17, 2020
The year was 1960. A large shopping center had just opened. There were no upper-levels for parking. My destination was a restaurant. I pulled into the parking lot. It was full. I drove down a few aisles and saw a couple entering their car. I whipped around two aisles. I was too late. Another car was in front of me.
Whispers in the Wind
August 20, 2019
Have you ever heard a whisper in the wind – a gut feeling that was telling you that something was desperately not right? Or, perhaps it was a sense of overwhelming calm and stillness that comforted you, reassurance that you were in exactly the right place and time.
The Ripple Effect
June 13, 2019
Do you have a mentor? Is there someone in your life that has had a lasting positive impact on you? Have you had the opportunity to pay it forward in what I call the “ripple effect?”
