Doug Jones and I recently learned from our agent that Mehta Publishing House has purchased English language rights in the territories of India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Nepal, for A Season of Darkness. I wonder what readers in those countries will think about the Trimble case! Thanks to our agent, Sharlene Martin, for continuing to [...]

Here you will see the Glamorous Witch Mary, Doug as a Fort Pillow Guard, and John as Cowboy Bob, who was a character in his story. Apologies to the others whose photos were of poor quality and did not show how wonderful the costumes were. Next year we must commission a professional photographer!

Each year members of our writers group dress in scary (or otherwise) costumes for Halloween, and we bring our spooky (or otherwise) stories to share with the group. It’s one of two nights in the year that we don’t critique. The other night is when we celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns with poetry. This [...]

Another fantastic SFB! I attended a dinner Fri. night hosted by John Seigenthaler and John Seigenthaler, Jr. and was able to talk with some wonderful authors, including Walter Mosley. Sat. morning WNBA sponsored a panel of four, including Ann Patchett. Sat. night was the reception for all participants, and I was so glad to see [...]

It’s that time again! We’re expecting glorious weather at the SFB, October 14-16, at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. Doug Jones and I have a session on Sunday at 1:30 in Room 12. (A Season of Darkness – the Marcia Trimble case) Please join us!

“What We Keep, What We Throw Away” is the 2nd place winner in the Knoxville Writers Guild Awards, Creative Nonfiction category. The piece won 3rd place in the spring in the Writers Workshop of Asheville contest. Continued revisions are in order and maybe an entry in another contest – or an attempt to get it [...]

Save the date of the SFB: the weekend of Oct. 14-16. Please join Doug Jones and me on Sunday, Oct. 16, 1:30-2:30, for our session on A SEASON OF DARKNESS, the story of the Marcia Trimble murder and investigation. Thanks to those loyal friends who have attended many of our signings. We will try to [...]

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce announced its Emerging Leaders Awards last week, and I had a particular interest in Dominique Gobbell Arrieta, who won in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction category.

I’m back after spending most of the month of May teaching in Ireland. What an incredible experience! My students, who came from several Tennessee colleges, were some of the most creative students I’ve ever worked with. Ireland is a land of castles, sheep grazing in green pastures, Irish dancing, cliffs, the Aran Islands where people still speak [...]

John Seigenthaler is a legend in Nashville, so it was a great honor for Doug Jones and me to be interviewed by him for his TV show, Word on Words, about books. The interview will be aired Sunday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m. Mr. Seigenthaler was publisher of the Tennessean during 1975 when Marcia Trimble disappeared. [...]