"All the courage in the world cannot alter fact."

Recent Posts from This Journal

• "Oh, to hell with dignity. I'll leave when the job's done." (233)

  We are on the mend from the cold snap. Sunny, and the high today was 62F. I started a novel today that I was asked, back in August, to blurb. I…

• "Oddly enough, my character's feelings mirror my own." (232)

  Bitter cold last night. Our low was 24F, with a windchill of 19F. No, this is not normal. So, first day of Spring in Birmingham, Alabama this year…

• 231

  Cold. That's the most that can be said for today. It should be warm, but it's cold. Our low last night was 28F. Our high today was 42F, but at least…