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Books

Diplomacy and Diamonds
A memoir about Houston socialite and world-changer Joanne King Herring, the real-life woman portrayed by Julia Roberts in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War.

Family Secrets
My experience with family violence (Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, AL.) Using transcripts of interviews with the subject of the book, I ghostwrote a first-person account about growing up in a minister’s family affected by domestic violence.

Articles

AMAZING GRACE
(Religion, Spirituality)

Advent Waiting
Dorsey Walker
Thelma Wells
Monastery Mission
An Amazing Cat (Blessings of Pets)
Airport Minister
Our Maker’s World
Forward in Faith

ALL IN THE FAMILY
(Families at Play and Work)

Musical Mother
Backyard Golf
Special Olympics
Progressive Farmer Life Lessons
Progressive Farmer Playground
Rescuing Rural Cemeteries

CRAFTY LITTLE DEVILS
(Crafts)
Needlepoint Stockings
Rescuing Quilts from the Rag Pile
Crochet a Special Rug
Mother Nature Dyes Easter Eggs
Hand Down Quilt Stories
Quilt’s Age

‘CAUSE [S]HE’S GOT PERSONALITY
(Profiles)
Butch Robbins
Charles Davis
Oseola McCarty
Frank Gonzalez

DOCTOR, LAWYER, MERCHANT, SAILOR
(Unusual Professions)
Girls Get-Together Business
Catching Bad Guys
Clutter Queen
See Rock City Artists
Houseboat Massage
Rhine Research (ESP)

EAT, PRAY, LOVE
(Food)
A Taste of Home
Charlotte’s Candy Couple
A Hunk of Burnin’ Love (Peppers)
Chef Audrey
Gaylord Opryland Chefs
Coffee Healthy
Incredible Edible Art
McNinch House
LA Beef Commercial
Mert’s Restaurant
Moravian Cookie Company
Samarai of Swine

HOLIDAY CHEER
(Annual Celebrations)
Adorning Blackberry Farm
Santa Claus
Act of Giving
Holidays at the Peabody

HOMES, SWEET HOMES
(Homes)

Homeplace in Georgia
Wisteria Catalog
Old McDonald House Gets an Update
A Country House Fit for an Artist
Collecting Tips from a Collector
Old Biscayne Furniture
Seeking Sanctuary
Carissa’s Armoires
A Homeplace in the Wooded Pines
A Room of Her Own (Snuggery)
A Room of His Own (Art Restorer)
A Room of His Own (Porch)
A Room of His Own (Great Room)
A Room of His Own (Archaeologist)
A Place of His Own (Race Car Driver’s Garage)
A Place of Her Own (Writer)
A Place of Her Own (Porch Ponderings)
Samuel Mockbee, Architect
Home and Garden Television
Housewerks (Colleen Landaiche)
Rising Fawn Furniture
Plastic Fencing
PF House Plan

IN MY (OTHER) WORDS
(Essays)

Meeting Harper Lee
If Only in Their Dreams
Hair-Brained Ideas
Lutheran Advent
Harper Lee Display Case (photo scan, not story)

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
(Travel & Events)

Endless Vacation-Gatlinburg
Get Thee to a Nunnery
40 Reasons to Love Tennessee
Black Storytelling in Baltimore
Elvis
Cades Cove in Winter
Day in the Gulf
Magical Mooresville
Hot Air Balloon
Open Cockpit Plane
Outer Banks
Why I Love Nashville
Rugby
Seeking Sanctuary
Sweet Tea & Grits
WACKOS

LITERARY LICENSE
(Authors & Books)
Cassandra King
Bob Inman
Ashley Warlick
Mark Delaney
Homer Hickam
Lee Smith
Pat Cunningham Devoto
Melinda Haynes
Jake Reiss
Authors in Autumn
Authors in Asheville
Good Will Hunting Book
A Writers Town (Key West)
Fall Tales from Authors
Fall Tales from Tennessee Authors
Books About the South Sampling
Slang Dictionary Editor

LOL (Humor)

Eggplant Parmigiana
Hair-Brained Ideas
Purple Cow
Cheeseburger Art Collector
Spudderings

EDITING (Publications I have edited)
Tennessee Living covers
Carolina Living covers

PAY IT FORWARD (Volunteers)
ME3
1,000 Trees
Kids and Canines
Quilting for a Cause
A Special Playground
Fred Bailey
Simple Acts
Eagle Ranch
Puppet Power
Southerners Teen Angels
Special Bike Maker
Right Course With Horses

PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF
(Wellness, Health)
Cooking Light Children’s Movement Class
Do Nothing
Wellness by Nature
Craniofacial Doctor
Day in the Life of a Resident
Dr. Jack McConnell
Dr. Jean Sumner
Child of Children’s Brandon Hicks
Hospital Puppeteer
Care for the Elderly
Reforming Health Care
Virtual Therapy

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (Business)
Employees Make an Operation Successful
Replacements Limited
Avoiding Conflicts with Your Neighbors
Charlotte Arts Council
Battling the Paperwork Beast
PF Employee Benefits
Taylor Thomas’ Business
Tin Toyland Business
PF Business at Home

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL (Education)
Rural Education
Berry College
Why Johnny Can Read
Clyda Rent
Colleges That Work
H.O.P.E. Races Through a Small Town
How We Can Help In Education

THE (NOT SO) SECRET GARDEN (Gardeners)
A Green Thumb School
Allen Gurganus
Opryland’s Top Gardener
Outdoor Lighting

THE ARTS (Artists & Photographers)
J. Wild’s Designs
Twin Artists
Grand Ole Opry Photographers
Memphis Pet and Room Artist
Charlotte Artist
Pottery Partners

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (Fashion & Beauty) Boot Scootin’ Bags
Jack Black
Imo Brockett
Mad Hatters
Gifted at Gifts
Framed (Sunglasses)

THE GOOD EARTH (Farming & Rural Life)
Deadly Harvest
A Safety Program That Works
Checklist for Safety
Farm Safety Slogan
Farm Safety Lifesavers
Together We Can Keep Farm Kids Safe
Emergency! Grab This List
For Safety’s Sake
Farm Safety Camps
Will Your Child Be Able to Farm?
Young Family on the Farm
Mood of Agriculture
PF Fire Ants Special
Taking the Fire Out of Fire Ants
The Ones Left Behind

THEY PAVED PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT (Environmental)
Tennessee River Gorge
Janisse Ray
Nature Rules This School
Good Farm Practices Protect Groundwater

THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH (Music)
CMA Awards
Charting a Hit
Music City Magic
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Opera

THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Celebrities)
Naomi Judd
David Keith
Fannie Flagg
Mary Engelbreit
Anne Rice
Anne Rice (Goodness magazine)
Sound of Music Actor
Vanderbilt Voice Center
Duke Film Festival