Thoughts Of A Free Man

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Pecking Thumbs and the Golden Twinkle In Mother Earth's Eyes

Driving across the flat spine of the highland rim across an undulating but arrow straight stretch of Highway 70S I pondered my situation. Beside me sat a pretty girl half my age wearing out the keypad of her cell phone…because that’s what twenty-one-year old girls do. I’ve seen this before, been... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Party Girl at the Cedar Glade

' /> The other day I took a couple of friends to visit my research site at Flat Rock Nature Preserve just outside Murfreesboro. Jake is a good friend of long standing, Meadow is a young girl nearly half Jake and mine’s age. Though the day was warm the threat of clouds taking over the sun promised... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Virgin Falls (excert)

' /> He bid them to have a good time and walked on up to the falls. Spectacular for their uniqueness of seemingly having no beginning and no end, he marveled at the sheet of water that fell, still impressive despite the reduced rain of late June. Humid Tennessee wrapped her green loving arms around... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Mother Earth Is a Pretty Girl

Snow capped the awnings of the buildings and nestled like a knit cap on the hollies and arborvitaes that landscaped the old Methodist church at the end of the block. Snow and ice had melded into a grey slush on Main Street of the college town where he found himself this winter afternoon. There had... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 31, 2011

A short movie about a writer

Suburban Ecology By Billy Plant, III (based on, Billy Plant’s A Field Guide to Southern Rivers ) FADE IN: EXT. RIVER ENVIRONMENT - DAY Peaceful images of waterfalls, mountain streams, and slow moving rivers fade in and out across the screen. There are also shots of turtles on a log, a great blue... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

River Bio - A Photo Essay

It began somewhere over the Cumberland. That perfect blend of all things Southern, for me, it was all things Tennessee. Sitting in a blue Cheverolet pickup truck between my granny and papa. The dashboard lights shone green and the tires made that ripping sound as we hit the deck plates where the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 9, 2009

The Fish Artist

The Fish Artist Halfway through the original draft of A Field Guide I got excited and started looking for an illustrator. I went on craigslist like people do when they want to find quality work at low prices. I didn’t have any money to offer so I offered half authorship for the best artist I could... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

It's Sauger Time In Tennessee

It’s sauger time in Tennessee. And when you’re after sauger there’s no better place to go than the Cordell Hull Dam in Carthage, Tennessee. At least that’s what the host with the radio voice said on my Tennessee’s Wild Side the other morning. They sent one of their “wild side guides” out with an... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Get out your violins and cheese...and bring me a beer while your at it

Well, yes sir, there it is. I’ve been down with some three week long crud that most of middle Tennessee seems to have come down with but since New Years Day I’ve been improving and am almost back to 100%. This morning I went for a run which would be great except the fact that I have time for a run.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Farewell My Subaru, Good Riddance December

Today is grey and windy but warmer, mid-50’s. Its good after mostly below normal temperatures for the past six weeks. Seems like we’ll have days of highs not above 40 then a warm front and rain followed by a day in the 30’s, gradually warming back up to repeat the cycle. I try to get through it all.... Sign in to see full entry.

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