Tommy Tomlinson

New Job, First Day

The last time I started a new job, I was late to work the first day — stuck in Charlotte traffic. Today the commute was easier. About 12 steps from

Our old dog

It’s not fair to write about a dying dog. Just those last two words are enough. Automatic tears. So I understand if you stop here. But I need to

The True Top Ten, Week 1

I started doing these True Top Ten rankings last year … for most of the season they looked nothing like the coaches’ or writers’ Top 10, and they made certain

Q&A: Inman Majors

You know you’re in good hands from the first pages of Inman Majors‘ novel “Love’s Winning Plays,” when the uncomfortable sight of a naked head coach’s toweling technique

Willie’s

(photo from sssdc1 via Flickr) A lot of thoughtful people have written about how most of us need a “third place” — somewhere that’s not home and not work, somewhere

I Saw The Light

Jason Isbell played in Charlotte last night. It was a fantastic show, but I’ve written about Isbell a couple of times already, so for now I’ll just mention two things:

Softly and Tenderly

Our church doesn’t do a lot of the hymns I remember from growing up Baptist. But on Sunday, near the end of the service, two of our singers did “Softly

The Hilton sisters and me

Well, I’m in a movie. It’s a documentary called “Bound By Flesh” and it tells the story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were sideshow sensations in the

The new one

(apologies to the great Mike Birbiglia for borrowing his title) So … I have a deal to write a new book. We actually signed the paperwork a few

Wendell Scott, Hall of Famer

On stats alone, Wendell Scott would never make it into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was a good driver in NASCAR, which makes him an insanely great driver compared

FOMO

(Two things: 1. Image lifted from fomo.com, fine purveyor of spray foam insulation products; 2. No, that’s not me in the photo. My haircut was even worse back then.) On

The great Billy Powell

Sometimes your iPod knows things before you do. Last night I had it on shuffle for a couple of hours and it kept coming back to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Then I

Short Stories

Short Stories

New Job, First Day

Our old dog

The True Top Ten, Week 1

Q&A: Inman Majors

Willie’s

I Saw The Light

Softly and Tenderly

The Hilton sisters and me

The new one

Wendell Scott, Hall of Famer

FOMO

The great Billy Powell