Introduction

This is not a sports, fashion, retail or gardening blog; it IS a writer's blog. But it could include a little of each of the elements listed.

Since I style myself a writer (and make my living as such), the question I get most of the time from people who ask me what I do is

    -  "What do you write?", or

    -  "Where can I find something you have written?"

It  is difficult to send them to a location or discuss what I have written, up to this point. Let's just say that I have been eclectic and have taken whatever will make scraps of money (though I have always drawn the line at erotica--or to put it crassly...porn).

Since December of 2008, I have made my living as a writer. Such as it has been. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. But, I have found that I enjoy the autonomy. I do not appreciate the attendant hucksterism required though (I may explain that at a later date).

For the most part, I write web content in the form of articles designed to draw people to a website. In deference to my employers, I will not divulge those websites here, but I can say that I have focused on sites that legitimately help people in some tangible way.

You may also be thinking, as I ramble along this particular rabbit trail, that this is sounding a bit like an "About Me" segment; something reserved for another area of this blog. I do not mean it to be so. I am working up to the point of this post.

I live and thrive in the Ozarks (Salem, AR to be exact). I love the hills and mountains; the sun topping the oak laden ridges in the morning and going to bed with the Whippoorwills' calls at night. It is a magical place to live. Full of wonder, exciting lore and a plethora of catfish restaurants. I love every bit of it and the unique people who inhabit these hills. I wouldn't live anywhere else.

The stories I write are set here also. From historic novels to slightly paranormal tales of "haints" and deranged moonshiners. I am planning on taking the readers of this blog on an unforgettable journey that includes opportunities to discover this place that I love through my books, the people I meet and the places I visit.

I am just opening this blog, so I have no readers yet (even family), but as they accumulate...oh the things we will do!