I just finished my last @jaxbyjax.lit.fest XI test reading! After getting my materials together I head out to the Florida room daily to read through things. And now? Ready to go! The event runs over Friday and Saturday. I'll be reading at 2:45p Saturday. Any questions? Ask! https://www.jaxbyjax.com/ #jaxbyjax #writing #reading #jacksonville #florida

This past October I was the Featured Memoirist at the main yearly writing event here in Jacksonville, Florida. The video is up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuxYKX9o2V8 #writing #video #writing #reading #SpokenWord #florida #jacksonville #JaxByJax #SouthernGothic #FlashMemoir

A video (3m43s) of me reading at the main yearly writer event here. I do have a Southern Accent but it is tricky for many define. Mostly I grew up in a remote north Florida swamp and then read a lot of books. #video #writing #reading #SpokenWord #florida #jacksonville #JaxByJax #SouthernAccent #SouthernGothic #FlashMemoir

It was a blurry hands sort of reading you see. #reading #writing #jacksonville #florida #babslab #jaxbyjax

There is a big yearly writing festival here in Jacksonville, FL. Sort of an umbrella for all the different writing groups. There are quite a few spread over the 1.7m person metro area. I attended this past year. Representing all things Southern Gothic. But there is a funny twist.. you get into these events based on your writing.. then are asked to come do something very different? Read. Perform. #writing #reading #jacksonville #JaxByJax #SouthernGothic #FlashMemoir #RuralGloom