Don’t read this if you can’t keep a secret

So…long time no blog! I’ve been scrawling some messy, terrible poems and revising a manuscript I finished like a year ago and, also, unfortunately, doing a lot of Not Writing. But an exciting email landed in my inbox this week, and it reanimated my long-dead urge to blog. If you happen to be a writer … More Don’t read this if you can’t keep a secret

Secret Family Recipe

Growing up in North Myrtle Beach, I knew a number of kids whose parents owned small businesses—beachfront motels, seafood restaurants, even miniature golf courses—and I always thought it must be neat to be part of a family business. As I got older, it occurred to me that I was kind of part of one too, … More Secret Family Recipe