Pat Conroy died last night. As his wife, novelist Cassandra King Conroy, said, “The water is wide and he has now passed over.” It’s a common question writers get. Who were your main influences? I know that I’m a writer today primarily because of Pat Conroy. Growing up in South Carolina, I had an inferiority […]
My thoughts on Ferguson.
So many feel the need to weigh in on the grand jury verdict in Ferguson. I got this email from the Southern Poverty Law Center that expresses right where I am. Dear Brian, Should a state grand jury have indicted Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9? What’s publicly […]
Why Hocus Pocus 2 would be a great idea.
Bette Midler did a Reddit Ask Me Anything interview on November 6, 2014, and many of the questions focused on her 1993 movie Hocus Pocus. Will there be a sequel? Kathy Najimy was quick to chime in that she was up for it and SJP tweeted a few days later that she was in. (SJP […]
I’ve got some catching up to do.
I think 44 is the worst age. You still want to be young and tell people you’re 35, but you know that you’re about to crest the hill towards 50. And although I firmly believe that 50 is the new 40, my body definitely tells me otherwise. When was the last time someone in his […]
La Jolla Writer’s Conference
I had the privilege of attending the La Jolla Writer’s Conference this weekend. It was one of the most rewarding and exhausting weekends of my life. I became friends with some great writers (Lissa Price and Patti Callahan Henry) and reconnected with some old friends from my writing group. November is gonna be a hectic time […]
Biblical Marriage
Here’s what marriage looked like in the Bible.
E-OT
So I decided today that I’d pursue a dream that seems impossible but if you don’t dream big, then why dream at all. I wanna E-OT. Win an Emmy, Oscar and Tony. I recently started work on a One Act Play that I’ll be submitting to a theatre company in Tennessee looking for LGBT-themed work […]
Hypocrisy Alert in Chattanooga – Voters “protect” marriage
I don’t mind people having an opinion, but I do object when people have two opinions on a topic that contradict each other. A recent example I’ll share from my personal life before tackling today’s hot issues. My husband wanted to put a dog park in our neighborhood. Everyone was in favor except one woman. […]
Let them eat cake! But not if they’re gay.
Pat Robertson continues to follow the view that we’re setting ourselves up for fire and brimstone judgment(i.e., Sodom and Gomorrah) by allowing gay and lesbian couples to get married. “What’s next?” Pat worries. “Sex with angels?” Other than Jake Gillenhall, I’m not sure that angels exist, but I guess it’s next on the gay agenda. […]