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For different reasons, they are all lonely. I haven’t written much through email or social media about the new series I am writing. I have, however, written a lot, closing in on 200,000 words this year. That has me squarely into book three of a series that I will begin releasing in November. I am […]

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I’m glad you’re not having to go through this whole quarantine business. You loved being on that baseball field so much that it would have devastated you not to be able to play if this was back during our time. You were such a people person, and this isolation seems to be affecting your type […]

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I didn’t set out to write about school consolidation. However, researching for a biography lends itself to all sorts of unexpected side roads. When I was writing the game portion of the Tishomingo-Falkner matchup from 1988 for Playing for Overtime: The David Lee Herbert Story, I focused on the wrong-way play at first. That was […]

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Once I received clearance to write and publish a tribute to my friend, my fingers flew across the keys, not really knowing what was going to come of my words.

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Every year, I add an ornament to my Star Tree that revives memories from my childhood in rural Star, Mississippi. This is year ten, and the tree is looking nice and full. Star Woman’s Club sponsors the ornaments, and I look forward each year to seeing whether they will choose current or historic. This year’s […]

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Summer break was going along just fine as I transitioned from teacher to writer for a couple of months. I didn't count on Harvey.

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Lessons Learned About 1A Football Schools in Mississippi Part of my recent Kickstarter campaign provided funds for every Class 1A head football coach to receive a copy of Playing for Overtime: The David Lee Herbert Story, which releases on August 10. I spent part of this week gathering information so that I can get those […]

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If you or someone you love has been positively impacted by a high school coach, would you please consider paying it forward by jumping in and providing a copy of Playing for Overtime for a "one coach, many hats" high school coach? You'll get a signed copy, as well.

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You know the old saying: Never judge a book by its cover. Those in the publishing industry at any level know better, though. The reality is that a book cover is judged at a fraction of its actual size in a glance, often while surrounded by the thumbnails of other books. Sadly, many people never […]

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A near three-year journey of writing Playing for Overtime: The David Lee Herbert Story took a giant leap forward this past weekend when I forwarded a near-complete manuscript to my editor. Over those three years, I have been able to stand in many of the same places that David Lee Herbert did at different points […]

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