Who Is Elijah Gaddis? – Setting The Stage – Part 1

As part of some research I'm doing for a new novel, I am in love again! or should I say, as usual. This time it is a man named Chris Rose who once worked for the Times Picayune in New Orleans. He wrote a series of columns in 2005-06 recounting the aftermath of Katrina, and … Continue reading Who Is Elijah Gaddis? – Setting The Stage – Part 1 →

Visit The American Tobacco Campus – A Vision Of Success

November 3, 2016 - 82 degrees - Sitting outside - Tylers' Pub. I don't have a problem visualizing what a space can look like if edited, even if the walls are painted in two conflicting colors and filled with over-scaled furniture. I'm lucky that way. If you are having trouble "seeing" the revitalization … Continue reading Visit The American Tobacco Campus – A Vision Of Success →

The Downtown Prophet – Vann Joines – Part 1

proph·et (prŏf′ĭt) n. A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression. A predictor; a soothsayer. The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause. Not all prophets have beards, long hair, and wear robes in need of a laundromat. Some are handsome, fit, as in a triathlon aspirant, and oh, OH so … Continue reading The Downtown Prophet – Vann Joines – Part 1 →