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I tell people, the gift of living in our glass cabin is how Hydrangea Ridge draws us outdoors to nature so that we might draw nature in. These ten acres have become the rhythm of our days and our writing. The gift of touring with our book has been how folks draw us out, wanting to know about the creative life we’ve built. And how, in turn, they share with us the creative lives they are building for themselves and others. Arkansas was a high point, having time to talk with Darlene about the quilts she makes, how quilt-making has been part of her life since she was young. She has a great … Continue ReadingArkansas

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This Ditch Walking Love, Winner of the Tartt Fiction Award

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This Ditch Walking Love has won this year’s Tartt Fiction Award. I want to thank Joe Taylor and everyone at Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama for choosing my collection of stories. I’m honored to receive the Tartt. Ditch Walking is set in the Murphrees Valley section of the Cumberland Plateau where ridges lift above what creeks and small rivers have made. No matter where you dig, shovels and rockbars hit chert, causing the ground to spark. That difficulty of breaking the land is heard in the way people speak here. It is rural and hilly here. Ravines spill into creeks that feed into the Locust Fork River. A chicken plant … Continue ReadingThis Ditch Walking Love, Winner of the Tartt Fiction Award