Category Archives: Fiction Writer

My Facebook friend Ora Howard Davis posted this favorable review on her page ….

I started writing The Water Cure with a pretty firm grasp on my characters and story. The main character and narrator would be Anne, a no-nonsense doctor and former schoolteacher from Cherokee, North Carolina; the others, her romantic interest Mac … Continue reading →

This Northwest Arkansas TV station report from 2019 examines the regional legend of a “phantom caboose.” Of course, if you’ve read The Water Cure, you know the phantom caboose was the one Stan bought from the Arkansas & Ozarks Railroad … Continue reading →

I admit I am having difficulty creating a fourth book in the “People of the Water” Cycle. Possible events and threats and one mysterious character that are described in the third novel imply the probability of great evil in the … Continue reading →

The saga of the lost sextant ended today. The one I ordered in October finally arrived today, after making its trip from India to Memphis in only four days. And it has been lost in the hands of FedEx ever … Continue reading →

This is me, four years ago, shortly after buying that little Kensington keyboard/case for my iPad Mini. I ended up writing three novels on it with the free Microsoft Word app. (Though when it came time to format the pages … Continue reading →

There may come a day (I doubt it) when my books are banned by a school librarian, or a local board, or a state legislator, or by Congress. Maybe just because they feature a bisexual character and a gay character, … Continue reading →

Three of the characters in the third novel, The Aqueous Solution, have some significant moments together at Blue Spring Heritage Center just west of Eureka Springs. The spring itself also figures prominently in a moment shared by two characters in … Continue reading →

My little hometown in the Ozarks is charming and picturesque, brimming with activities and events, an eclectic populace and an array of shops, attractions and dining establishments that reflect our diversity of personalities, gifts and interests. Arts of all kinds … Continue reading →

One of the framed items pictured on the cover of the third novel, The Aqueous Solution, is a postcard from Mud Street Café, where I wrote nearly all of the Cycle. There’s only a small reference to the Café in … Continue reading →