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I retired from LaGrange College in 2015 and live in LaGrange, Georgia. Currently I serve as a mentor in the Reinhardt University Creative Writing MFA program. I write fiction, non-fiction, plays, essays, and the occasional film script. I was named Georgia Author of the Year for First Novel for "Lake Moon" in 2002. My most recent publication is my novel "End Times," (2023). Other recent publications include "Monroeville and the Stage Production of To Kill a Mockingbird (2023), "Atlanta Music in the 50s, 60s, and 70s: The Magic of Bill Lowery" (with Andy Lee White, 2019), "Village People: Sketches of Auburn" (2016). My and Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s musical play "Hiram: Becoming Hank," about the formative years of Hank Williams, has enjoyed fou ...more

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I attended first through fourth grades in the “annex” to the original high school building, constructed in 1931, of my hometown. From those years I remember mostly my four matronly teachers, Dick and Jane, rainy days (for some reason), and a palette of signature smells. The outer walls of the classrooms were banks of windows, with transom windows up top, opened and closed by a hanging chain. I rem Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 24, 2024 13:32 • Tags: essays-in-idleness, hojoki, in-praise-of-shadows, japanese-aesthetics

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John Williams and 1 other person liked Wes Young's review of The Elements of Style: "A slim book, a quick read, a writer's goldmine. The tips and rules and grammar/style maxims from Strunk are wonderful, and the preface and additional chapter by E. B. White are witty and brilliant. Writers, why not learn from the pros? Here are two w" Read more of this review »
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John Williams made a comment on Wes Young’s review of Living the Liturgy: Enlarging the Baptist Vision " I'm glad you're on the case, Wes. A worthy subject. ...more "
Sep 21, 2026 10:25AM · see review
John Williams liked Wes Young's review of Living the Liturgy: Enlarging the Baptist Vision: "An interesting book on an important topic to me, and I'm happy to find that I'm not alone in this line of thought. My conundrum/conviction goes something like this: The Baptist tendency to strip everything down to the basics (just a building, just the" Read more of this review »
Sep 21, 2026 10:23AM · see review
John Williams liked Wes Young's review of Caribbean: "This book is a masterpiece, an absolute masterpiece. I was mesmerized by every page, all 800+ of them. Each chapter is its own all-inclusive story, and they span several centuries of Caribbean history. Their plots/characters connect only loosely, but" Read more of this review »
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John Williams liked Wes Young's review of The Deep and The Past: "I like reading old books on "modern" science in much the same way I like reading old newspapers on "breaking" news--prefer them, in fact, to a current newspaper. It is a tonic of humility and perspective to me: two attributes typically lacking in the" Read more of this review »
May 29, 2026 04:35PM · see review
John Williams made a comment on Wes Young’s review of Man and His Symbols " I think you've put your finger on the issue that separates you from Jung's way of thinking, Wes. You make your case well. I think Jung would say that ...more "
Dec 22, 2025 09:40AM · see review
John Williams made a comment on Wes Young’s review of The Hero with a Thousand Faces " I always love hearing your thoughts, Wes. "
Feb 05, 2025 06:50AM · see review