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A Legendary Penman

I meet Winston Groom at a Downtown Fairhope eatery on a gloomy, gray, wet and chilly day, “good writing weather,...

Literary Charm

To read one of Margaret Cunningham’s three novels is to be carried away on a light and entertaining romp that suggests nothing so...

A True Man of Letters

How do you find the universal in the particular?” asks Mobile Bay-area wordsmith Roy Hoffman while  we enjoy a relaxing lunch on the...

Write On: A Southern Voice

There isn’t an ounce of writer’s ego in Michael Morris. In fact, if you were to meet him casually and ask what...

Restoration Wish List

Mobile has made tremendous progress on the historic-preservation front in recent years. The Battle House, the GM&O Railroad Building, the Protestant Children's Home and...

Journey of a Linguistic Ace

Lightning on the page. That’s Rick Bragg. Raw talent like his can’t be taught. It’s innate, ingrained in the genes, as natural and bracing...

Journey of a Native Son

I first encountered Frye Gaillard on the page. It was some 15 years ago, during a somnolent Mobile afternoon, typically muggy...

Our Environmental Protector

Bill Finch is our own John Muir. Often atop a bicycle, and instantly recognizable with his long, graying blond hair, ...

Southern Spirit

My first impulse upon finishing Edward O. Wilson and Alex Harris’ delightful new book, “Why We Are Here: Mobile and the Spirit...

The Majesty of Mobile

From grandiose Queen Anne mansions to quaint Creole cottages, the Port City’s architecture is full of character. Jim Frazier’s book, “The...

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