Finding a Toilet When You’re on The Road
Since accidentally blowing up the water tank in my camper van the first day I was on the road, I...
29 May, 2012
Deep South Update: the Animal House Book Tour
In Birmingham, AL, yesterday I ate two pit-cooked pork barbecue sandwiches from Carlilse's and nearly passed out from the goodness....
18 May, 2012
How I Blew Up the Water Tank in My Camper Van
I could have used another week to get ready for my 66-city book tour in my custom camper van. But,...
10 May, 2012
Vinny’s Marathon Cab
My photographer friend Vinny brought his Marathon cab over today. I've always liked the Marathon. It's a tank of a...
06 April, 2012
I’m On The Road — And the Van’s Not Ready
I'm on the road this week, promoting From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story in North Carolina, my...
09 March, 2012
Why This Love Story Was So Hard to Write
In writing the story of how Jill and I bought a wrecked frat house and tried to bring it back...
14 February, 2012
How to Sell A Book in America: the 66-City Tour
You may recall that last spring I awoke with the realization that I needed to buy a Sprinter van,...
16 January, 2012
Jill’s Victorian Office
We've just finished restoring Jill's office. You may remember that our house was a fraternity for ten notorious years. Jill's...
20 December, 2011
How to Sell A Book In America (part IX): the Video Trailer
If you haven't heard of book trailers, that's understandable. They're something new and, so far, untested. But they appear...
30 November, 2011
Why I’m Back in School
I'm at night school this semester, taking a class at Catonsville Community College so that, come January, I can become...
30 September, 2011