John Davis’ Rainy Street Stories is a marvelous collection of essays, vignettes, poems and thoughtful stories that have tremendous resonance and relevancy to the times in which… Read more “American Reminder”
Author: EdEarl
I'm an ex-journalist, self-published novelist and avowed technopeasant reluctantly dipping a scuffed boot toe into the blogosphere. Looking at the wreckage of the newsroom where I currently work brings to mind the line from The Shawshank Redemption -- get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. High time I got busy with the former because newspapers are real busy dyin' right now. When I'm not casting a gloomy eye on my profession, I like to hunt, work on my '68 Chevy C-20 -- a fabulously impractical city vehicle dubbed The Green Hornet -- listen to bluegrass, blues and Texas music of all stripes, cuss about the declining fortunes of the Tennessee Vols and consider the virtues of barbecue in its many incarnations. A wreck and a ripped up knee convinced me to give up my Harley a year or so back and I'm still pissed about that.
Hard-Hitting Praise
Check out Kevin Tipple’s detailed review of The Right Wrong Number. He really nails the essence of the book and clearly gets what Ed Earl Burch is… Read more “Hard-Hitting Praise”
Corrupt Splendor
Here’s my review of Rich Zahradnik’s terrific mystery, A Black Sail. When you pick up one of Rich Zahradnik’s Coleridge Taylor mysteries, get ready for a taut… Read more “Corrupt Splendor”
Fast Copy
There are times when a reader’s mind wants to nibble on a few choice words — just a snack, a morsel that goes down easy with a… Read more “Fast Copy”
The Big Show Is Back
Come see me and Cuzin’ Jerry Barksdale at the Catfish Literary Festival in Athens, AL on April 28. We’ll be telling tall tales, talking about writing and… Read more “The Big Show Is Back”
Murder Of A Proto-Thug
My review of Shaun Assael’s The Murder of Sonny Liston: With an arresting title that slaps a felony tag on an infamous death that was never officially… Read more “Murder Of A Proto-Thug”
Here’s The Deal
I caught up with an old friend the other night, an ex-journalist from my Atlanta days, and the conversation took its inevitable turn to the writing game.… Read more “Here’s The Deal”
Cheap Thrill
Grab a Kindle copy of THE LAST SECOND CHANCE for 99 cents 3/28 thru 4/3. http://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt or http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01D2D9ASO “If Chandler’s noir was a neon sign in the… Read more “Cheap Thrill”
Jim Nesbitt 