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Devil’s Hand Release Party
Details Located at the Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts When & Where October 19, 2025 (2:00 pm) – October 19, 2025 (4:00 pm) 205 South Broad Street, Monroe, GA 30655
Decatur Book Festival
Details With authors Lynn Hesse and Marlene Buchanan Book Now https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/festivalschedule When & Where October 3, 2025 (12:00 am) – October 4, 2025 (12:00 am) Decatur Square
When in Rome
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It’s a proverb attributed to Saint Ambrose back in the fourth century. It’s good advice, that’s why it’s lasted almost two thousand…
Squeaky Wheel
I couldn’t work in customer service. It’s hard enough for me to service the clients I have, and I like most of them and know them personally. I can’t imagine…
Speaking in First Draft
I stand by the proposition that everyone has an interesting story to tell. I also stand by the proposition that not everyone has the ability to tell an interesting story…
Same as it Ever Was
I sometimes get a flash of memory from things I did or said before I was, say, twenty-five years old and I am nearly felled with humiliation. Man, I was…
Food Porn
If you’ve ever laid eyes on me in person, you’ll see that it’s obvious I’m not a picky eater. True picky eaters don’t have this much cushioning. While I do…
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Worrying
I’ve always thought Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was a load of horsehockey. For those of you who don’t know what Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is, in a very small nutshell,…
Everything Old Just Gets Older
My house is twenty-six years old. We were the first owners of the house, so we remember it when it smelled like fresh-cut wood and paint. It’s no longer shiny…
Travel is Fatal to Prejudice
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired…
