Writer of Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry and Master Photographer
Lawson Andrew Scruggs was born into slavery, but rose out of that to become a doctor, pharmacist, and writer and one of the first three black licensed physicians in North Carolina. He was born to slave parents in 1857 in Bedford, Virginia. He grew up on a tenant farm and while there were few educational…
Even casual baseball fans know that George Herman “Babe” Ruth was a star baseball player for the New York Yankees, the first great home run hitter, and a legendary character. He was a star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before that and part of a trade that was said started an 86-year curse that…
Many people are familiar with the name of World War I pilot Captain Eddie Rickenbacker — he held the record for enemy planes shot down. Far fewer people know that Greensboro’s George E. Preddy Jr. broke that record with his exploits in World War II. Preddy was born in Greensboro in 1919. He worked in…
I’ve done a little writing and job-related traveling the last couple of weeks and wanted to share how some of the things I’ve been able to see and use are accessible to the public. Some of these places offer great research possibilities and others — well are just fun things to see. I was fortunate…
I’ve seen the signs for years for the CSS Neuse when traveling on Highway 70 through Kinston. It’s one of those things my wife Kristi and I have always said “one day, we need to do that.” We finally did just before summer started, at the “new” museum for the ship and the area. It…