By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s been a while since I’ve let you know what I’m doing. That’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve known what I was doing. I’m getting closer. The biggest reason for my professional slowdown is the sale of my property, which remains in a government and regulatory holdup. …
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Gettin’ by on gettin’ by
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) One of my favorite jokes to tell on myself is: Some of the time I’m a writer, but most of the time I’m just a typist. Right now, most of the time I’m a writer. Let me explain. The late Laurens County Sports and Furman All the Time were …
While I Breathe, I Hope
Clinton, South Carolina, February 29, 2020, 11:54 a.m. Life is fatal for everyone. I have reached the age where I am one germ away from disaster. I suppose this is somewhat true for everyone, but more of a worry as people age. As such, I am wary but unafraid. The so-called coronavirus is not a …
This Life I Have Found
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, January 9, 2020, 10:59 a.m. For some reason, I make big decisions quickly. I think it through, sleep on it, get up thoughtful, and decide what I want to do. What I agonize over is small decisions. Deciding what I’m in the mood for at dinner – I never heard it …
A Book to Bed and a Book to Rise
With about thirty minutes to spare before the Tampa Bay-Boston baseball game commenced, and an hour ahead of my weekly radio appearance on South Carolina SportsTalk, I put a fourth novel to bed. It's an appropriate term: "to bed." It's not like I buried it, but it's a little like sending a kid off …
What’s Done Is Just Getting Started
Home is a refuge. I'm holed up, contemplating the day ahead, and trying to be creative. This is the way most days begin. Precisely this. I get myself ready to write by trying to cultivate coherence, cohesion, and, quite possibly, several other words that begin with "C." Soon, and tentatively, July 14, my third …
Nightrider's Lament 