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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 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 »
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John Williams liked Wes Young's review of The Canterburry Tales: "That Miller's Tale, whew. How about that? I'll admit I did not read all the tales in this book. I was enjoying myself well enough, but the reading (even with the wonderful translation I'm using) is pretty taxing on a low-budget mind like mine. Maybe I" Read more of this review »
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John Williams liked Wes Young's review of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution: "What is the "self" (my self, your self, our selves)? Imagine if you became convinced, somehow, that you are actually a brain in a jar in a laboratory (pretty much like The Matrix). How would that affect your view of your self and your reality? Or sup" Read more of this review »
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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 "
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John Williams made a comment on Reflections After Re-reading How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill " Wes wrote: "Thanks for sharing, John. And I'm excited to say that, after years of dreaming, I'm finally going to Ireland. In just a few weeks. A lone p ...more "
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