Book Tours, Hurricanes, and Dragonflies
After a summer at home working on the next book, it’s time for a short fall book tour. If you’re in NC, SC, or GA, I’d love to meet you […]
Kingdom Arcadia — The Free-Floating Lives of America’s Shantyboat People
Sometimes, the most colorful bits of a story are the ones you stumble across completely by accident. They’re like brightly-colored wildflowers growing alongside the path you thought you’d take. You […]
The River Gypsies
For any story you can write, there’s someone who’s lived it. I’m convinced of that. While writing Before We Were Yours, I often felt that I was inventing Rill’s world […]
The Story of Rill Foss
One of the joys of the writing life is in the lasting friendships formed with other writers. Judy Christie is as good as they come. This interview was originally for […]
The Writing Habit — A Chat With Judy Christie
One of the joys of the writing life is in the lasting friendships formed with other writers. Judy Christie is as good as they come. This interview was originally for […]
How Did Before We Were Yours Come to Be?
One of the joys of the writing life is in the lasting friendships formed with other writers. Judy Christie is as good as they come. This interview was originally for […]
Brotherly Love
With Before We Were Yours hitting shelves in June, it seems appropriate to talk of sibling bonds—what they mean and how deeply ingrained they can be. As was the case […]
Lessons From a River
Around here, the weekend started out with a good, slow rain, which we desperately needed. For me, that water song is sweet music anytime. I am a lover of water […]
The Legend of St. Patrick
Happy St. Patrick’s week, everyone! Since it’s that time of year again and I am proudly Irish on my red-haired mother’s side, it occurred to me that, aside from “He […]
The Memory Boats
There are times when you turn corners in life without quite realizing what’s happened. It’s only when you stumble across the reminders that you realize how much time has passed […]