Historians argue about initial sightings of the New World. Few people really believe Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, especially given that people had already been living here for centuries.
But how did they get here? Who from the outside (or from ‘off’ as we would say in Charleston) saw them first? Continue Reading
Back when I set off on this journey to write this novel, I had an appallingly awful writing tick. I used to gaze adoringly at words that end in -ly, those deliciously clumsy things called adverbs.Continue Reading
A long walk is a struggle with the boredom that comes from listening to the noise of my own brain. Yesterday, I did my first Natchez Trace length daily walk. Almost fifteen miles – after an hour plus power yoga session. (I swear, if my forty-something body doesn’t shed some blubber, my metabolism must have stopped.)
Anyway.
When I took a potty break, I whipped out my iPhone and scrolled through Google Plus. (Because, I’m telling you, the funniest stuff is always on Google Plus.)
I had no problem trekking eight more miles after seeing this:Continue Reading