Genuinely Human Performance By Brandi Carlile
It’s a tie. I’ll always cherish seeing Dolly Parton at the Santa Barbara Bowl ten years ago and that will remain number one in my list of favorite Bowl concerts. …
Book Review Experiment
A friend asked me to write an Amazon review for his memoir. I did listen to his audiobook but didn’t know what to say in the review because it’s not …
A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to an Audiobook
About ten years ago Whiskey and Old Stogies only existed in draft form. Every week I took 1,500 words of it to Toni Lopopolo‘s writers workshop and brought my pages …
My New Southern Obsession
I want to tell you two things about myself you may or may not already know. First, I’m on TikTok and post some good info for fellow writers. I always …
A Mistake and a Solution
Don’t they say that if life gives you corn and sugar, make moonshine? Oh, well, I reckon most people say if life gives you lemons make lemonade. In any case …
How to Celebrate National Moonshine Day
Last year I celebrated National Moonshine Day, the first Thursday in June, by releasing the paperback version of Whiskey and Old Stogies. So what do I plan for this year’s …
How to use a shot glass if you don’t drink
Come see me on Sunday, April 24 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in the Writers and Publishers Network both #200. If you visit me and buy a …
“Moonshine: The Eternal Spirit”
Last month I attended a virtual presentation by Kevin R. Kosar author of Moonshine: A Global History. His website offers a lot of info about all sorts of booze. The …
My 2021 Reading Journey
Let me start with how I ended the year then circle back to how I began my 2021 reading journey. The year ended on a high With West with Giraffes …
What the Buck
While working on the second novel in the Cedar Springs family saga, titled Strawberries, I needed to do some research. I plan to write the revival scene in Whiskey and …