For 19 years, I practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi, my home town. I loved it. Then I remarried and decided to pursue writing. The first story I submitted to a contest won Honorable Mention and a $500 check. I thought, this writing business is a piece of cake. Ha, ha. Writing is as silky smooth as swimming in a nighttime river. The writing business is hard.
I write a lot of anti-racism stuff and currently serve on the Mississippi Episcopal Diocese Becoming Beloved Community team. Click below to check out my Thumb Prayers Page—if you know an organization that could use some, let me know, and I’ll send them along.
I love long-distance swimming, hand-sewing, Waffle House, decorating, hanging with my husband, anti-racism, paperback mysteries, talking (or texting) with my sisters, vintage clothes (or all clothes), synthesizing large quantities of information, Godzilla, talking Godzilla with my grandsons, that moment when you connect with others, darkest chocolate, leading small groups, ancestral work, cafe au lait, laughing with my cousin, God, the brain, and 1970s funk. And writing.
I’ve lived all over the American South. My husband is the love of my life. Evangeline the dog is a close second. We currently perambulate between Memphis, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and New Orleans, where I’ve been known to appear in costume, see the pic above. 🙂
