Few things have touched my life more than football and the Marine Corps. That’s not a statement meant to be profound or noble or dramatic. It’s just a fact. I have loved football since I was old enough to sit in front of a black-and-white TV and watch USC play Notre Dame, Alabama play Tennessee …
It’s official: Wade Stuart returns in November. I don’t have an exact release date yet (so stay tuned), but the second Wade Stuart novel, A Simple Murder, will be released as a Kindle edition within weeks. In this installment, Stuart has resigned from the ATF and is content to while away his days in Hawaii …
I still haven’t gotten out of the introduction to Tender is the Night. It’s not that it’s that fascinating, I’ve just had very little time to relax, much less read, this week. But I enjoy taking my time and learning a little about the process behind one of the great novels, and especially the writer. …
I recently ran across an ancient copy of Tender is the Night. It was buried in one of my many boxes of books in the basement. I have no idea how I came into possession of this novel — I’m guessing it was a high school reading assignment, and I just hung onto it. It’s …
Sitting here like a drone in my Virginia home, waiting on Monday Night Football to start. I say like a drone because I do so knowing full well I won’t stay up to see the end. Why? Because I live in the Eastern Time Zone, and the game won’t begin (the lovefest pregame, that is) …
Last post, I wrote about Steve Yarbrough, one of Mississippi’s best working writers. His website is here. Interesting fella. The man can tell a story. I’ve received a much larger response to that post than I anticipated, all of it good, so I’ll probably elaborate on the subject of redneck noir again sometime soon. Meanwhile, …
Don’t worry, I’m not going to invoke Jeff Foxworthy in this post. Hell, I won’t even mention him. Sitting around in airports most of the last two weeks has allowed my mind to wander — probably a bit too much. Not long ago, I got to thinking about writers and movies, and how my favorites …
OK, I admit, the headline “iBone” got my attention immediately. In the latest issue of GQ (which I read as my only remaining magazine subscription), Marshall Sela writes about what could be the latest rage in apps – or the worst idea for getting sex in a long time. It’s a GPS-based app called “Blendr,” which is based …
You know, it’s 2011. And we’re still banning literature in this country. The current culprit is a high school in Palm Desert, Calif. I used to live in that area, it’s not exactly known as a hotbed of American conservatism. But, lo and behold, the local administration took exception to the high school’s intent to …
“Where’s that from?” the flight attendant asked as I stood in line to board my aircraft recently, trying to be patient as the members of Zone 1, 2 and 3 shuffled aboard of me. The rigmarole of air flight used to bother me a lot more (and it still gets on my nerves), but, hey, …
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