Upgraded writing room in the barn (now known as the Pencil Pit): big desk used in law practice (HEAVY!); ‘Beauty Bar’ (antique) included in old downtown building purchased in 1999 (story is it was purchased from a pharmacy in Gadsden and was there for decades). Figurines in ‘Beauty Bar’ were mother’s.
Most wonderful characteristic of the Pencil Pit–no internet.
Writer. Observer. Builder. I write from a life shaped by attention, simplicity, and living without a script—through reflective essays, long-form inquiry, and fiction rooted in ordinary lives. I live in rural Alabama, where writing, walking, and building small, intentional spaces are part of the same practice.
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