The Tales of Two Women

What the Stories of Rural Kentucky and America’s Greatest Svengali have In Common
A Salon with Authors, Alanna Nash & Lucinda Dixon Sullivan

It is the destination to which writers aspire — that special place where their written words soar past the confluence of fact and fiction. To the spot where that created from imagination and that kindled from life experience coalesce.

It is a lofty perch.

For two local women, it is a summer of that elevation. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a Real Story behind the Mistress Belle

Wayne McDole is a calming presence. A burly man, his eyes are soft yet focused. His manner, deferential but alert, says that whatever may present itself during the day will be handled.

It makes sense. He survived ’Nam. The stars he earned there confirm that he gets the job done under fire. Read the rest of this entry »