Monthly Archives: July 2012

Oatmeal and The Hundred Page Wall

Flannery O’Connor supposedly said that “Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.” I would say there is more than a bit of truth in this statement, at least in … Continue reading

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The Farmer Story

The Last Baby Angel is a hard story, a sad story, a gritty story. But, to me, it is also a story about love. I have always maintained that for me, the story is ultimately about a relationship between a … Continue reading

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Mattie’s Voice

When I began to write The Last Baby Angel, I wasn’t at all sure where I would end up. I wasn’t even sure how to get to page two. I remember sitting down at my eighty dollar roll top desk … Continue reading

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