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SAVING SAM! A Banjo the Dog Story Details

Saving Sam! A Banjo the Dog Story debuts September 14, 2024 at the Mississippi Book Festival (and will be part of the MS Book Festical’s literacy efforts, which are sponsored by ATMOS energy.). About the book: Banjo, the little brown … Continue reading

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Homecoming: B-17G Flying Fortress

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A Great Coach

Right before my sophomore football season, the sportswriters at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that I was a player “who had potential.” One of my coaches saw that and quipped, “Potential is a little French word that means you’re not worth … Continue reading

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Burning Fields

Fires burned in the fields across the highway. The fall harvest was over and life in their farming community was restarting once again. Smoke wafted across the road and blanketed two small houses that sat side by side. Two men … Continue reading

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The Crossroads

I love the Crossroads story. Robert Johnson meets the Devil. Trades his soul for mad guitar skills. The rest is legend and we have modern music. I even had the honor of watching Steven Johnson, Robert Johnson’s grandson perform an … Continue reading

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The Power of a Little Brown Dog

Pip is bumping into things these days. Cataracts are starting to dim her world — her age and diseases are now taking a toll. Her decline has been fairly rapid; she is 11 but presents more like she is 14 … Continue reading

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Why Mississippi?

Why Mississippi? I remember my friend asking me that question when I told him I had accepted the cartooning job at The Clarion-Ledger. At the time, I lived in San Diego — you won’t find a finer place to live … Continue reading

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Happy 78th birthday to the U.S. Air Force

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Sketch

A sketch for the new Banjo book. I wanted to capture their world, friendship, and family.

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Blindsided

Since Michael Oher is in the news, let me tell you a story you probably don’t know about him. On Sept. 18, 2016, while playing against the 49’ers, he took a vicious hit that gave him a concussion. The concussion … Continue reading

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