You won’t find a better journalist, chronicler of the Deep South or all-around fine-principled person than Randall Williams. His new Substack “experiment” is fascinating reading.
Tag Archives: writing
2025 GAYA Winner for First Novel: A Book to Savor
The 2025 Georgia Author of the Year Awards were announced today by the Georgia Writers Association (GWA). I couldn’t be more thrilled by at least one of the selections.
A Slippery Slope: The NYT Spelling Bee Game
Wordle? Great. Connections? No problem. Of all the New York Times’ daily puzzles, it’s the Spelling Bee game that threatens to ruin my life.
From Tampa to Alicante: Two Trailblazers Tell Their Story
You know when a place feels right. Ted and I have found that place in Alicante, Spain … largely because of the people we’ve met here. I’d like to introduce you to two of them: Alberto and Glenn Molina-Coats, who retired earlier this year to Alicante from Tampa, Florida.
The Censor Machine Hits Home
Meta took down one of my Facebook posts last night, saying it “violated community standards.” The post, with a link to a video of Ted and me cooking in our kitchen in Spain, featured a still shot of Ted with one hand on my shoulder.
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning at the Capitol
The State House of Representatives passed a resolution yesterday commending my work as a Georgia author. What an honor indeed!
We All Need a Good Torch Song, Don’t We?
Looking for distractions from the political scene this week, I found a gem. Some say this song from the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies is the greatest torch song ever written. What say you?
Mike Coleman 