In 2005 I published Finding Your Way in Asheville – a guide to my city. Though this is more than a guidebook, with stories about the cultural and natural history of this town. Tales of the children of wealth who built this town (“Daddy’s Money”), the origins of NASCAR (“Trading Paint”), Black Asheville (“Afro History”),… Continue reading Finding Asheville
Books from the beginning
My first couple of books were collections drawn from my weekly print and radio commentaries. Duck Soup: Essays on the Submerging Culture ran for 10 years in syndication, 3 years on WNCW 88.7 FM in Spindale. The first collection was Gorillas in the Myth, 2000, reissued in 2008 with the snazzy new cover pictured. The… Continue reading Books from the beginning
Paintings and Prints
Starting in the mid-2000s I got back to the art work I had set aside decades ago. (I actually dropped out of college in 1970 to pursue painting … and then life intervened.) For more artwork, visit my Pinterest Page. Twin Sons of Different Moms, oil on canvas, 2015 The Red Axe, oil on paper/panel, 2014After… Continue reading Paintings and Prints