A Blank Canvas

Posted on Friday, December 24, 2010


I am an art collector.  I don’t have anything too crazy or extravagant- just cool, Mississippi, colorful art.  I bought my first piece at the end of my third year of law school at Ole Miss.  Through the years I picked up this canvas print that I have always liked.  The scene is a setting with a big sea and a big sky and a single, red boat.  I like it.  When I look at it, any anxiety I have seems to slip away just a touch.  This piece is what I call “trunk art.”  That’s my word for art that is mass produced as opposed to a true original.  I don’t know if I am using the word correctly, but it seems to fit. READ MORE

one man's journey

Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010


Jennifer and I have dated since we were juniors in high school. I was 17 and she was 16. We were even voted best senior couple and most likely to get married. It was at this time that we started a sexual relationship as well. We both would tell you now that we were too young, but at the time we felt like we were just finding ourselves and didn’t really know any better.  READ MORE