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Not some run-of-the-mill blog, but life itself—raw and real, spun in plain words and vivid strokes, with a truthfulness that doesn’t flinch. My sister page where I sell my novels can be found at www.southern-narratives.com

Welcome to my little corner of the written world.

Here, you’ll stumble across a tapestry of musings—blogs, travelogues, opinions, and the occasional piece of unsolicited advice—all penned from the vantage point of a Southerner whose voice may be quiet, but whose pen has a habit of roaring. You will also find evidence of my latest adventure, Southern Literature; novels written in the Southern Gothic sub-genre.

The words you’ll find here are born of curiosity and steeped in the rhythms of a life lived below the Mason-Dixon, where the days stretch long, and stories— longer. Whether I’m turning over the politics of the day, unraveling the peculiarities of human nature, or wandering through places both near and far, my aim is the same: to leave you with something worth thinking about—or at the very least, something worth smiling over.

After all, writing, like life, is best when shared. So pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle in, and let’s see where this pen takes us.


  • A Novel by J.C. White The town is small. The rules are ancient. The heat; it’s personal. IT’S 1942. THE WAR IS LOUD—BUT IN A SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN IN TENNESSEE, THE QUIETER CRUELTY IS FAR WORSE. Shirley Ragland is fifteen, brilliant, restless, and trapped in a world that thinks smart girls should marry quietly and…

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    Dandelion Wine — Part elegy. Part celebration. All heartbeat.

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