I dropped out of college in 1970 to paint, showing my abstracts at sidewalk shows for a couple of seasons which naturally enough led to...
Sunsets I have known
Currently doing a series of sunsets I have seen over the years, across the continent.
The same river twice
The French Broad River may be the oldest on the planet. It predates the mountains here, which rose up as the river continued to carve its...
Barns in decline
Barns are going away, here and around the country. Since the advent of hay rollers, farmers don’t keep bales stashed in a loft any...
Chickens, chickens, chickens
People love chickens. Sometimes they don’t like roosters who crow too early. But there seems to be an innate love of chickens in...
Other Paintings
Naturally enough I’m not limited to rivers, barns and chickens. Here’s a Green Heron perched on a flood control dam in Black...
Usin’ the Juice
My tenth book – this one a collection of speeches and sermons delivered across the U.S. between 2010 and 2015. When I ran for...
Whale Falls
Whale Falls is an examination of how our beliefs shape our lives and a memoir of a difficult relationship, lessons learned and, finally,...
The Prince of War
In 2007 I published what was and is the only critical political biography of Rev. Billy Graham. Most of the books about Graham are the...
An earthquake in Haiti
She Walks on Water: A novel, Brave Ulysses Books, 2013 A young woman in Haiti, a young man in Japan, a strange connection across...
Finding Asheville
In 2005 I published Finding Your Way in Asheville – a guide to my city. Though this is more than a guidebook, with stories about...