My Favorite Jimmie Barrett Story Excerpt from my upcoming short story collection, Where I Come From. I close with my favorite Jimmie Barrett principal story. One day, I was teaching chemistry when he slipped into the back of the classroom to observe me. He got comfortable.  He always looked kind of sleepy and was soon leaning on his elbow. …

Monday, July 29: It’s a Big Writing Day at the Creekbank. Follow this post as I add photos and text. We’ll be blogging throughout the day as I work on our upcoming short story collection, Where I Come From. We’re shooting for a release date of Black Friday 2024. There’s an adage in writing,  “A book needs friends before it …