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River Jordan is a southerner with a global perspective. She began her writing career as a playwright and spent over ten years with the Loblolly Theatre group, where her original works were produced, including Mama Jewels: Tales from Mullet Creek, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Virga.

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You can listen to River Jordan Live every Wednesday at 12pm CST on RadioFreeNashville.org

The Best of Show - April 14, 2010

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

This weeks guests - authors Terry Kay and J. Brooks Dann.
There is positively no mention of taxes anywhere in this weeks show. This means you can put you can take a breath and relax a little while.

I just happen to be - surprise, surprise, ON the road again. This time in Northern Florida hiding out to work on the final rewrites of the new novel, The Miracle of Mercy Land (Waterbrook/Random House) due out September 7, 2010 and the upcoming work for Penguin, Praying for Strangers.

That means there are people all around me having a great time, including husband who caught a Red Fish so large it was ILLEGAL and he had to throw it back. No, I didn't get to witness this event as I was writing but boy DID I EVER HEAR THE STORY that went along with it. ( You can find me on facebook to see a picture of the amazing catch of the day)

I did get to squeeze in a very special luncheon with Author/Pulpwood Queen Founder Kathy Patrick, her dad, my mom, and Kathie Bennett and her mother, Barbara Clemons. That was a real treat for all of us.

In thinking of the radio program this week I selected a few special interviews from the past with guest J. Brooks Dann - who just happens to be that Pulpwood Queen legend as Timber Guy of the Year which will run in the first hour of the show.

In the 2nd hour that wonderful writer and Southern Gentleman Terry Kay will was eloquent about writing, publishing, and how he came to be the award winning author he is today.

I hope you enjoy the show as much as I do!

See you back in Nashville next week!

River

Labels: J. Brooks Dann, Kathy Patrick, Pulpwood queens, Terry Kay

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Shellie Rushing Tomlinson Guesting - March 7

Friday, January 23, 2009

ALL THINGS SOUTHERN Author and Radio Host Shellie Rushing Tomlinson visits to talk writing and about her most recent book - Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On!: What Southern Mamas Tell Their Daughters that the Rest of Y'all Should Know Too.

The host of All Things Southern shares the sass and strength of Southern mamas in this spunky guide to life.
In this humorous handbook, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, host of All Things Southern, reveals the all-important lessons Southern Mamas teach their daughters. Readers will discover why blue eye shadow is trashy and learn to interpret regional dialect like the Southern Mama APB, a bulletin translated on Southern streets as: “Give your heart to Jesus, girl, because your butt is all mine!” Shellie carefully breaks down the teachings behind those famous manners and social graces through her firsthand observations and dry wit. Here’s everything you need to know from how to cope with the unexpected, compete in the Mr. Right Game Show, and raise children—to how to keep that marriage knot tied tight over time. Woven with quotes from real Southern Mamas and sprinkled with recipes and other Southern secrets, this book’s a bona-fide celebration of all things south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Of course their will be great music, great stories and great company because author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson will be dropping in to talk writing, radio and all things southern. From the back porch to a starry La. night, this woman knows what she's talking about and trust me, I just spent three days with her in Texas and she is the real deal and will keep you laughing and learning in the process.

So tune in and stay tuned - because without you there just isn't a show.

Make certain that if you are in Nashville Saturday you tune in to the show but if you are out/gone/one the road or hanging out a little coffee bar in the Netherlands you can tune in via the web at www.radiofreenashville.org

Of course their will be great music, great stories and great company because author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson will be dropping in to talk writing, radio, and all things southern

. From the back porch to a starry La. night, this woman knows what she's talking about and trust me, I just spent three days with her in Texas and she is the real deal and will keep you laughing and learning in the process.

So tune in and stay tuned - because without you there just isn't a reason for me to keep showing up!
Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On!: What Southern Mamas Tell Their Daughters that the Rest of Y'all Should Know Too

Labels: All things Southern, Pulpwood queens, radio, southern mamas, writing

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