Though born and raised in Mississippi, I've long since moved away. Still, the stories of home place—mud brown rivers, red clay earth, hardscrabble people, dark times but deep love—are always calling me back.

I research family histories in order to learn who we were and who we are. Sometimes I write about the things I discover.

Though born and raised in Mississippi, I've long since moved away. Still, the stories of home place—mud brown rivers, red clay earth, hardscrabble people, dark times but deep love—are always calling me back.

I research family histories in order to learn who we were and who we are. Sometimes I write about the things I discover.