Women’s issues

Book Signing

Details Located at the Sparta Fresh Farmer’s Market When & Where October 24, 2025 (1:00 pm) – October 24, 2025 (6:00 pm) East Broad Street Sparta, GA 31087

Lit(erary) & Local Market

Details Join us for a one-of-a-kind local event celebrating indie authors, bookish vendors, and amazing food! Discover new favorite reads, meet talented local authors, and shop unique literary goodies—all while…

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…