My latest podcast episode, with Rob Touchstone of The Well Coffeehouses, released this week, and a conversation with Rob is always worth...

You ever had a story that kept coming across your radar? Sometimes, for me, it’s a book title or a person’s name, which generally makes...

Episode 1:1 "Buechner, Moses and Me" Today I'm announcing a new podcast called Gladness & Hunger: The vocational magic of stories and...

Today, Stan and I celebrate 36 years of marriage. While we’ve had our share of silent car rides and cold shoulder evenings, our share of...

“Raising the glass she offered a toast, ‘To time alone in a cabin. New year. New life. New me.’” From Alone in a Cabin, chapter 3, before...

Hope. “I’ve only rented the cabin for a few days. You’ve got Mark. Cal’s engaged. I’m not abandoning you.” “But it’s Christmas, Mom!”...

My latest book, Alone in a Cabin, is a story within a story. In the spirit of this contemporary romantic suspense about a woman who...

Last night’s frost took the calla lilies. And the neighbor’s sycamore leaves—golden, crunchy—pile in the corners of the front beds, God’s...

During the pandemic, there were times I asked myself, “Did I used to have friends?” Of course, the answer was yes. A plethora. But you...

A huge thanks to everyone who came out to The Well Coffeehouse, Green Hills a couple of weeks ago for the book signing. Per my usual...

Books If you're local, I hope to see some of you at The Well Coffeehouse, Green Hills today between 3:00-4:30 p.m. No speech, just a...

"A great read!" Cyndie D. "Wonderful characters!" LeAnne H. "Page turner." Lindsey R. "...highly entertaining and delightfully...

In the past two weeks I've been reminded of the rich blessings of being a writer. To borrow from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, let me count...

Alone in a Cabin released Tuesday, July 6. On Wednesday after getting some calls/texts that readers couldn't find it at Parnassus Books...

Happy Independence Day. About ten years ago I remember sending an early draft of my first novel, Leaving Independence, to an agent on...

This is my favorite personal quote from Alone in a Cabin. Alone in a Cabin releases Tuesday, July 6. It's available for pre-order now in...

Rustic Cabin. Built in the 1850s. Original fireplace. New windows. Only 70 miles from Nashville. Perfect writer’s retreat. I am excited...

To begin with, there was fog... ...as dawn broke a few Fridays ago. This fog seemed symbolic of the year, as I have struggled to feel the...

2020 holds significant entries into the annals of the Smith Family History for a number of reasons. This time last year I thought 2020...

In the early days of my writing I wrote for validation. I’m happy to report that in recent years, however, writing has become an...