This is just a little excerpt from "Mystery of the Leech Cemetery Witch." This piece gives us a little insight into the wisdom of "Mr. Bill." Give it a quick read, I hope you like it. “I’m gonna take me a smoke break son;” why don’t che come with me?. As soon as the door closed,

I was speaking to my daughter when she asked me if I was lonely since her mom left. No, I responded, I was married to an Angel. AWW, Dad, that's sweet, she replied. Yes, said I, that woman was always in the air Harpin' about somethin'. My daughter is still mad at me.

This past 7 days: planted 150 okra, 180 turnips, over 200 onion sets, 75 lbs taters, 180 bush beans, and 140 beets. All while leaning on a cane, not too bad for an old man. Tomorrow I set out 50 ft of butternut squash and 50 ft of cucumbers.

Here's a little drawing of my handsome self, just to get the ladies' hearts fluttering.

GOOD NEWS, I am back! Pretty busy with the whole planting thing, but I feel much better and am ready to write. Thank you all for sticking around during my absence, heck, the TCC. even grew while I was away. New web page is up but not finished. Stop by and join the mailing list.

Well, I have another tube coming out of my belly. I'ma starting to look like an Alien. They told me to wear a maternity girdle when I'm out in the field so's not to get them infected. If ya'll see an old man on a tractor wearing a playtex while plowing, just mind ya bizness.

UPDATE: I haven't abandoned you all. I've been pretty ill this month and am battling sepsis at the moment. I have another surgery Tuesday and I will be back ASAP. I LOVE YOU ALL and miss writing, I am doing this alone and barely keeping up so don't give up on me yet.

Going next week to my old hometown. Gonna be taking some B/W pics for the cover. Some dead mines and the real cemetery where the Witch is buried, (yes the Witch is real too.) Maybe even the Holler where I grew up, and a whiskey still as well. I'll put them on the site.

I received an E-mail from a lady at a local store who wanted to read The Cemetery Witch, so I sent her a PDF. She raved that I had not been tamed by the literary gatekeepers and pundits telling us what is popular and what is accepted. This meant a lot, agents should take notice.

I love this account.

Friends, Thank You for being a TCC member. I have too much respect for you to post junk. I am careful to post quality stories worthy of your time and understand the expectations. Being a Southern writer means portraying these beloved mountains in a positive light. THANK YOU.

A Southern writer knows the acrid smell of a coal mine, the humidity of summer air, the scent of Pin Oaks and sand dunes, the crunch of Autumn leaves along the Hollers, and the warm belly from good sausage gravy followed by peach cobbler and ice cream. GOOD LUCK WRITERS #P2Ppit.

Where are my southern writers? #P2Ppit.

Friends, this ol' Hillbilly is in another pitch event. Pray for us as we bring a little bit of the mountains to the Literary world. If you would be so kind as to go to one of the hashtags and send a like, agents notice and it would be a great help.

Many winters ago, the"Grey" moved into our tiny town. None of us knew where it came from, it was simply there. It had crept up on us, like the lines on our faces in the morning mirror. Without our knowing and violating everything with its Nothing #P2Ppit #Q #YA #CF #M

The power of Faith, and the hopes of five children, will shake the very core of a small Appalachian coal town. Even children have the power to uncover years of corruption and long-buried secrets. Join our young heroes as they search for "The Leech Cemetery Witch." #P2Ppit, #CF

#Q #UW #YA #CF #M #P2Ppit THE TIN CUP CLAN (Mystery of the Leech Cemetery Witch) We lived in a typical coal-mining town deep in the Tennessee mountains. As with most towns in coal country, time was slowly but surely passing us by. Perhaps the “Grey” made us invisible to the world

So far I have loaded about 25 short stories on the new site. Next will be the character Bios, and book excerpts. I haven't started on the store yet. I hope to Launch this weekend, but there is still a lot of work to do.

Always remember folks; "Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.".

The storyteller is coming #P2Ppit