Contemporary Fiction Author, Infrequent Blogger & Retired Clown

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St. Augustine Locals Love: Conch House

St. Augustine Locals Love: Conch House

A few years ago, back when I still worked at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, I was training my summer intern on giving tours when I spotted a familiar face in the courtyard. I couldn’t quite remember where I knew this woman from, [Read more…]

5 Minutes in New Orleans, Louisiana

5 Minutes in New Orleans, Louisiana

As my plane descended, the Crescent City slowly materialized from beneath the dense layers of silver fog draped across the bayou. New Orleans is a city unlike any other. It’s a cultural oasis that outsiders yearn to be a part of, but can really only [Read more…]

‘Til the Southern Wind Puts Me Six Feet Down (The Lone Bellow, Show #5)

‘Til the Southern Wind Puts Me Six Feet Down (The Lone Bellow, Show #5)

If you love your ears, you will take them to experience The Lone Bellow. As all of my friends are now well aware, I can wax poetic about The Lone Bellow for days. D-A-Y-S. But I’m gonna get right to the point: You need to [Read more…]

Yosemite National Park: 24 Hours in the Eternal Youth of Nature

Yosemite National Park: 24 Hours in the Eternal Youth of Nature

“Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.”  John Muir Dusk fell like a blanket, soft and purple, skimming the mountain tops and dipping into [Read more…]