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Have I proven I’ll travel the world to meet a reader? Whether you’re someone who’s read me for years or a reader-in-waiting, the best part of my job is

Meeting YOU.
Hearing YOUR stories.
Learning how YOU
Make a Memory.
I met Becky Love at an appearance a Shelby, NC’s Fireside Books and Gifts. When I asked her to turn in a Make a Memory card, she didn’t hesitate. She marched up to my memory box, completed her card with confidence and dropped it inside.

Here’s Becky’s contribution to Make a Memory:Continue Reading

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My favorite thing about French Camp, Mississippi isn’t that it’s steps from the Natchez Trace. I don’t care about the historic cabins. The Big Willie doesn’t incite that ‘special hunger.’

I can find other ways to get busy.

In French Camp, it’s as simple as lying on my back. Outside. On a blanket in the grass. Big Willie is optional.Continue Reading

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Have you ever forgotten where you’ve been?

Yeah. That’s me these days. I’m blessed to be able to get out there, slap skin and meet potential readers. For a finite time, I’m living my dream.

Dreams whitewash reality.

I’ve never been this tired. Not when I worked eighteen-hour-days during tax season. Or when I performed onstage in a string of late nights. Wherever people show up, they expect my best self……and they deserve it to reward their sacrifice of valuable time.Continue Reading