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For My Spanish-Speaking friends
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 11, 2009
Vice Versa publishing bought the Spanish translation rights to Where the River Ends. They asked me to say a few words in Spanish. I did and posted the video on my Flickr account. Please forgive my pitiful Spanish.
A Fish Story
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, April 09, 2009
We went fishing over Spring Break. Our middle son, John T., caught a shovel nose shark. Reeled it in himself. Nice, huh?
Thoughts for Writers
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, February 19, 2009
A friend sent this to me. Too good not to post. Enjoy.
Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country.
My Latest trip: the Black Mountains
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, January 12, 2009
Here are some pics from my latest trip to the Black Mountains.
Down Where My Love Lives
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Sat, December 27, 2008
This week, Thomas Nelson is releasing “Down Where My Love Lives.” My first two-in-one. It includes my first novel, “The Dead Don’t Dance” (2003) and the sequel, “Maggie.” (2006). It’s hardcover.
Pictures from Italy
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, October 27, 2008
Pictures from our Italian book tour.
The Untouchables
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, October 03, 2008
I’ve had neck trouble and pain for years. Nothing you can really point to other than age and too many hits in football. On a daily basis I live with a pain level of about 6 (10 being really bad). Sometimes it ramps up to 9, and brings a migraine with it. Occasionally it’ll back down to 4 or 5. Oftentimes my right hand tingles. Umpteen x-rays and MRI’s have confirmed absolutely nothing. A little stenosis (tightening of the space around the nerve) and a little arthritis, loss of curvature, but nothing that you can put your finger on and say, “If we cut that out it will take your pain away.”
I Cried Today
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, September 18, 2008
Atlanta. Spoke last night at the Margaret Mitchell House. (She wrote “Gone With the Wind.”) About a hundred people showed. I read from River and they asked questions for an hour. I’d been here before with Dance but that was six years ago and we had to pay to rent out the space. Guaranteed with a credit card. Times change. Last night we gave no credit card.
The Road
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, August 28, 2008
Right now I’m reading Cormac McCarthy. He’s one of the great ones. It’s got me thinking about the road I’m on. So, in that vein, and for all those enamored with the glamour and starpower of a high-powered book tour, here’s a sample day on the road:
Hummingbirds Fighting Over My Feeder
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, August 21, 2008
If you’re read “When Crickets Cry” then you might remember a scene in which a few hummingbirds were fighting over Doss’s feeder. It would have looked something like this: