A Preface to The Last Sweet Mile
Since completing The Last Sweet Mile in 2015, I’ve always assumed I’d read it again someday. As of this moment, I have yet to do so. In the seven years since I signed off on the final manuscript, I’ve only read one chapter, “Shovel,” which I did for a roomful of gracious souls at Hutchmoot the year after publication.
Read More ›Nicknames: Two Conversations
Conversation one:
I was talking recently with a high school student, a girl I’ll call Keisha, who lives in a single parent home Read More ›
Fullness: A Eulogy
It’s a day that I look forward to. The first of its kind was three years ago when my brother and I harvested our first real batch of honey, about 10 gallons, from our beehives. Last year, we got about 20 gallons and we estimate that, Read More ›
Good Work
Folks, I don’t know if you remember Allen Levi’s previous posts here in the Rabbit Room, so I’ll reintroduce you. He’s a southern gentleman from Columbus, Georgia, a Read More ›
What’s in a Name
Perhaps you have never heard of Irena Sendler. She kept names. Names were important to her. She died two weeks ago today. Read More ›