If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. It happened again last night. Sweetums and I were streaming a movie on TV and ended up frustrated. We had few expectations – we tend to watch some terrible movies –… Continue reading Movies don’t have endings anymore and it really creams my corn
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Visit the place where the epic love story of Hank and Audrey Williams began
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing one of Alabama’s greatest love stories – that of legendary singer/songwriter Hank Williams Sr. and Audrey Sheppard Williams. Sure, it ended in tragedy but, for a time, it was a high-profile and loving union. It also resulted in the birth of Hank Williams Jr., so there’s that.… Continue reading Visit the place where the epic love story of Hank and Audrey Williams began
Learn more about Sweetums and me on this fun podcast episode
For those of you who enjoy podcasts, you can get to know more about Sweetums and me by listening to this episode of Author Conversations. It is titled, aptly, "Unknown, Fun and Weird History." Our interviewer, Jonny Foster, described the episode this way: "On this special episode I am joined by husband and wife authors… Continue reading Learn more about Sweetums and me on this fun podcast episode
What cows? Steaks grow on trees … don’t they?
If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by click here . Below are the first paragraphs. Raise your hand if you have ever felt the need have a closer relationship to the animals you are about to eat. Go ahead, I won’t judge … as far… Continue reading What cows? Steaks grow on trees … don’t they?
The creepy legend of the mysterious Phantom Monk
The legend of the Phantom Monk is excerpted from my book "Forgotten Tales of Tennessee." In March of 1967, one of the worst floods to hit the South covered much of Tennessee in water. The Knoxville Commercial reported: “We are now in the midst of a terrible flood. The waters are upon us and still… Continue reading The creepy legend of the mysterious Phantom Monk
