First Two Chapters of THE CHARLATAN’S BOY
The Charlatan’s Boy comes out in just over a month. In the meanwhile, you can read the first two chapters at Scribd.com. These are images of the pages as they […]
In Which My Cousin Is Mistaken for a Sniper
My cousin Jason worked for an heating and air conditioning company when he was in high school. They took care of the huge air conditioning units that sat atop the […]
Andrew Peterson on Money, Art, and Calling
Andrew Peterson is so smart and thoughtful and and gifted and insightful that I drop his name every chance I get. Have I mentioned that we’re friends? And not just […]
Feechie of the Week: Ray Cason
Okay, this is awesome. This week’s featured feechie is Ray Cason. To quote Mr. Cason, “I aint never seen so many gators in my life.” I bet you aint either. […]
The Charlatan’s Boy: Table of Contents
The Charlatan’s Boy releases five weeks from today, on October 5. By way of foretaste, I offer up the chapter titles for the first half of the book. They should […]
Susan O’Farrell’s Notebook
Note: This is another re-run from The Rabbit Room. This piece originally ran in that august website in February 2008. Fifth grade wasn’t kind to Susan O’Farrell. No longer an […]
Feechie of the Week: Jake
For this week’s FotW we have to go way back into the archives, to the man who inspired Dobro Turtlebane. When I was a graduate student at Vanderbilt, I went […]
Beautiful Someday
I love that moment in “The Ugly Duckling” when the poor, persecuted duckling, set upon on every side by ducks and hens and cats and henwives, sees a flock of […]
The Charlatan’s Boy: Release Date
It occurs to me that some of you may wonder why you aren’t seeing The Charlatan’s Boy on store shelves. The release date, after all, was supposed to be August […]
In Which My Cousin Is Mistaken for a Poacher
One Mother’s Day my cousin Todd went out to see our grandmother, who at the time lived halfway to Hawkinsville. The visit was uneventful enough, but on the drive home […]