Category Archives: family

The Questions with Robert Chazz Chute: writer

How do I know this dude? Honestly, I have no recollection of how we met, other than online. (Chazz, if we’ve met in person, please forgive me and my Teflon memory.) (But I’m certain we haven’t.) (Pretty sure.) (I think.) … Continue reading

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Musings on Memorial Day

As far as I know, none of my relatives have sacrificed their lives while serving our country. But it’s possible. I come from a long line of soldiers. In fact, I found a man with my father’s (and grandfather’s) exact … Continue reading

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Acts of Faith

This afternoon as I walked my dog, Maggie, down to the lake for her constitutional, a murder of crows cawed overhead. In the relative silence away from the dishwasher swooshing and the roomba chugging and the clothes in the dryer … Continue reading

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The Questions with R. B. Wood: #TeamOrange edition

As I’ve discussed in previous posts, I am a proud member of #TeamOrange, a group of writers who banded together to create the anthology Orange Karen: A Tribute to a Warrior, with all proceeds going to help fellow writer Karen … Continue reading

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The Questions with Brandi Klepfer: Bibliophile & BFF

Long ago, but not far away, I requested The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, but Could Have, and May Yet from one of my very favorite sites, PaperBackSwap.com, which lets you post and swap … Continue reading

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The Questions with Bryan Wilson: Artist, Designer, Educator…Overall VISIONary

A long time ago, I started my second tour of duty (as I like to call it) as Marketing Director at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. I did not have a graphic designer on staff during my first … Continue reading

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The Questions with Amy Davis: illustrator

Yesterday, I featured children’s books writer Christi Zellerhoff on The Questions, and today I get to feature her illustrator, Amy Davis! Together, they’ve worked on the adorable children’s book Princesses Can Be Pirates Too!, just released in paperbook on Amazon … Continue reading

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