Tag Archives: Writing

Writing Updates

Behind the scenes of my nature and science writing empire <snerk intended>, I’m a novelist and poet. My books are available on Amazon if you’d like to check them out. For the last couple of years, in addition to writing my weekly Wild Things column for the Newnan Times-Herald that you see posted here, I’veContinue reading “Writing Updates”

September Sojourn

When I walked out for my daily sojourn this morning, the first thing I heard was an eagle chittering (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Unlike eagles on television, real eagles don’t have a long, screeching call. That’s a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). I guess Hollywood decided the eagle’s call was not “eagley” enough, so they dubbed in aContinue reading “September Sojourn”

Hometown Novel Writer’s Interview

Recently, I had the honor of being interviewed by Angela McRae of the Hometown Novel Writers Association. It went a little something like this: In each issue of our newsletter, we’re introducing one of our Hometown Novel Writers Association authors. In this issue, meet one of our founding members, Donna Black of Fayetteville. She writesContinue reading “Hometown Novel Writer’s Interview”

Purple and Orange

Each year, Pantone, a company involved with all things color, publicizes a “Color of the Year.” For 2022, it was a periwinkle purple shade called “Very Peri.” Companies that manufacture everything from cars to linens and fabrics, to cosmetics scurry to create products that reflect the latest color trends. Mother Nature, however, picked out herContinue reading “Purple and Orange”