Last Splash Summer Fun

This is an article I wrote for Parents & Kids magazine rounding up a list of the best last-minute places to spend summer with the kids.

Selected Works

From the Editor's Desk, The Scribbler, Winter 2009
A Confession
This is why I did not want to reflect on 2008.
From the Editor's Desk, The Scribbler, Fall 2008
Craft vs Cliche'
A brief workshop on reading for craft and avoiding cliche'.
From The Editor's Desk, The Scribbler, Spring 2008
Ten Rules of Etiquette for Any Author Visit
How to implement a successful author visit
From The Editor's Desk, The Scribbler, Winter 2008
Writer's Fear
This brief article explores the true meaning of 'writer's block'.
From the Editor's Desk, The Scribbler, Fall 2007
The Art of Receiving Rejection
This is a helpful article for writers struggling to cope with rejection.
Magazine Article
Best Ever Back to School Ideas
A round-up of the best ideas to help parents get kids ready to go back to school with gusto!
Last Splash Summer Fun
Things to do in Mississippi Before the Summer's Over
Non-Fiction
Bow-Quet
A funeral through the eyes of a child.
Children's Biography
Inventing Ott: The Legacy of Arthur C. Guyton
Inventing Ott: The Legacy of Arthur C. Guyton is the story of how a young boy grew up to become a famous author, scientist, medical doctor, soldier, inventor, survivor of paralytic polio, and father of ten Harvard-educated doctors using many of the skills and passions that he learned as a young boy in Mississippi.
Feature ArticleNorthside Sun "Paw Prints"
Cocoa's Story
"Cocoa's Story" is a creative non-fiction account of a lady who turned the death of her beloved pet dog into a way to raise money for the Animal Rescue League.
Feature Article: The Mississippi Press
Pascagoula Native Makes Mississippi History
This is a creative non-fiction account of the first person in the history of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine to graduate with both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees simultaneously.
Feature Article Jackson Free Press
The Cakemaster
This is a creative non-fiction story about my visit to a local bakery, whose chef is a chocolate artist.
Humor
Confessions Of A Breastfeeding Failure
"America's Funniest Humor" Finalist HumorPress.com