APM: Thanks for taking the time to sit down for this interview, Bob. Your novel The Inside War is about an Appalachian mountain family during the Civil War. How long have you been interested in the Civil War? RJE: I have had an interest in the Civil War for many years. Specifically, the effect of […]
Emily Hoover
November 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Emily Hoover has been writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction since the age of 6. Although she spent most of her undergraduate career working and publishing in journalism, she ultimately earned a BA in English in 2012. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing from Northern Arizona University (NAU), teaching English, and working on her novel. […]
“The Wishing Tide,” by Barbara Davis
November 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Donna Meredith In Barbara Davis’s haunting novel, The Wishing Tide, three people allow their troubled pasts to define the present, stripping them of any chance of happiness. Expertly plotted yet character-driven, this lovely book is highly recommended to those who enjoy fine Southern fiction like the novels of Anne Rivers Siddons and Cassandra […]
November Read of the Month: “The White Bird,” by William Bernhardt
November 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Amy Susan Wilson Entering William Bernhardt’s debut poetry collection, The White Bird, is entering into the heart of human community. Always rich, often humorous, and at times poignant, these poems, which are diverse in style, guide us through the maze of parenting, longing, loss, working, traveling, and, among other things, falling in and […]
Jenny Huston Crowley
October 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jenny Huston Crowley, retired nurse and medical practice administrator, lives in Tallahassee, Florida. A graduate of Emory University with degrees in English and Nursing, she is currently writing her memoir. Her award winning creative nonfiction stories have appeared in the Seven Hills Review and Life Lessons: Writings from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FSU. […]