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Pensters, Author Events, and More!

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Please join us for the Pensters Writing Group meeting this Saturday, featuring Mike Turner. Guests are welcome. 

Also, a few updates on my book events. I’ll be signing books with Gabe at Page & Palette this Sunday, November 19. It’s the annual Downtown Business Holiday Open House. Come by and get a book or say hi.

You only have another week to vote for me Gulf Coast Media’s Best of Baldwin. I’ve been nominated for Best Local Author, so sign in and vote for me.

I’m proud to be a first-generation college student. Coastal Alabama recently featured me and many other first-generation students, faculty, and staff. My story starts around the one minute mark. The video was recorded and edited by students right here on the Fairhope campus. 

Gabriel and l will be speaking at Fairhope Sunset Rotary on November 30 at the Fairhope Yacht Club at 6:30. I serve as secretary for FSR so if you are interested in joining us please let me know. 

Spotlight on Susan! We are going to the Governor’s Mansion in December. Susan will be honored along with other Class of 2022 National Board-Certified Teachers in Alabama. There is a reception and photo op with Governor Kay Ivey. The mansion is decorated for the holidays and there’s light refreshments. Pinkie’s up! Cheers to my brainy and beloved bride!

I’ll be at the James P. Nix Senior Center on Tuesday December 12 at 11 AM. I’ll be talking about the new book and a little about my history with photography.

Fairhope by Foot tours started out as walking tours, and that’s still my bread and butter, and I love leading them. The most recent was for a student trying earn a Congressional Youth Medal. In addition to walking, I’ve led Fairhope tours hoping on and off golf carts, from a bicycle, but here’s the next big leap. I’m hoping on a motor coach! Not sure how this is going to work yet. These things don’t corner well so we may just park in the turn lane like the delivery trucks. The people on the bus with me are going to see Fairhope up close, but through the tinted looking glass.

Thanks for reading, watching, and listening!

What’s in the Box?

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I have been moving some prosthetic leg parts around my garage for over a decade. I have donated many legs to Limbs for Life, but I found myself not willing to let go of some of them. Until now! A few weeks ago, I reached out to Bruce Larsen, a Fairhope sculptor and Hollywood special effects guy. My friend Wayne Miller told me Bruce presented at a recent Fairhope Single Tax Corporation meeting about a work of art he would create if commissioned to do so. Bruce had the idea to source local objects for the new piece. From there, it was an easy decision to give my leg parts to Bruce. When he came by to pick it up, he snapped this picture of me. The box includes sockets, liners, feet, carbon fiber, silicone liners, resin epoxy, titanium hardware. I even threw in some electronics, a vacuum system called V-Hold made by Hanger, which pulled air out of the socket to keep my stump securely in the socket. I told Bruce a few stories about the legs and a particular foot made by College Park. I was impressed when he said he catalogs all the items he finds or is given. He didn’t say where, how, or if the parts would be used, and honestly I didn’t expect him to. We agreed to stay in touch, and one day, I’ll hear from him and learn where my parts went. I’m always amazed at where life takes me and my prosthetic legs. Now I’m looking forward to finding out where the parts take the artist.

Seahorse by Bruce Larsen and John Rezner. Funded by Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation

Want to go for a Walk?

I launched my new venture Fairhope by Foot in May. Look for this postcard around town soon.

Have you Seen it?

My photo of Cecil Christenberry’s old Chevy is in the latest issue of Fairhope Living. Lots of cool treats in our July edition!

Are you Magnet-ic?

Check out the latest Clay City Tile post! The latest blog, thanks to Parker Gray and his amazing family collection, is a treasure trove of historic documents and images of Fairhope’s Magnet Theater (burned, 2010). The post has some fantastic images of the 1924 theater, including the building’s blueprints, snapshots taken during construction, and more!

What’s Going On?

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Photo by Kris

On the heels of the April walking tours, I’ve finally started Fairhope by Foot! Beginning in May, I will be leading walking tours for small groups of tourists and locals who are interested in learning more about Fairhope’s unique past. I’m just beginning, but my word of mouth marketing plan is working. I booked my first tour this week! Some bank executives conferencing here wanted a fun afternoon outing.

Photo by Kris

The May issue is due any day now. Click or tap the logo above. Read the magazine in your browser or download the magazine to your device.

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So stoked about leading another creative writing workshop at the Eastern Shore Art Center on Saturday, May 15, from 10 am to 2 pm. All the details are here. Also, be on the lookout for my first Creative Writing Camp for Kids at the Eastern Shore Art Center this summer.