I found Chris’ blog this afternoon as I stumbled through my reader. This, part 1 of his story, grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go. Stroll on over to Chris Martin Writes and see if you agree. Excellent writing!
http://chrismartinwrites.com/2013/10/28/from-the-ashes-part-1/#comment-7254
Meanwhile, enjoy some images from the past few days round these parts.

About Ol' Big Jim
Jim L Wright has been a storekeeper, an embalmer, a hospital orderly, and a pathology medical coder, and through it all, a teller of tall tales. Many of his stories, like his first book, New Yesterdays, are set in his hometown of Piedmont, Alabama.
For seven years he lived in the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Amman, Jordan where he spent his time trying to visit every one of the thousands of Ammani coffee shops and scribbling in his ever-present notebook.
These days he and his husband, Zeek, live in a cozy little house in Leeds, Alabama. He’s still scribbling in his notebooks when he isn’t gardening or refinishing a lovely bit of furniture.
His book, New Yesterdays, can be found at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble.