Grits on the Road
Today marks one calendar month since The Trouble with Grits was officially published. Our first post-publication step was to move onto the shelves of our hometown book store, Page and […]
Entries by Phyllis
Grits are Bubbling
The Grits are hot and bubbling — well, The Trouble with Grits is published, available in book stores, and on its way. I have found that the trouble with getting […]
Grits and Livermush
Anyone who has known me for very long knows I just love adventure. They don’t have to be big adventures. I can make an adventure out of finding a cantaloupe. […]
The Grits are Ready
TTWG! The Grits are ready and bubbling on the stove. Well, actually, the new novel, The Trouble with Grits, is ready and coming to bookstores near you. I will be heading […]
Boldly Go Where No Grit Has Gone Before
Who’d a thunk it? Just when you think it can’t get any better, you find out there are whole avenues of better, and different, and just as good. For years, […]
Make Your Grits Special: A Life Lesson
Have you ever heard the truism, Don’t wait for anybody to bring you flowers; plant your own garden? (Now that is a valid and valuable viewpoint, but be sure to have […]
I Can’t Get No Grit-satisfaction
The biggest trouble with grits is not being able to score a bowl of them. I was recently at a well-known hostelry and thought a steaming bowl of buttery grits […]
Don’t Eat Lumpy Grits
Life is too short to eat lumpy grits. That is the first rule of thumb if you are new to gritsdom. People who have tried grits and came away with, […]
The Origin of the Grit
Just about every Southerner who has traveled north of the Mason-Dixon has been asked by a Yankee, or some other foreigner, “What is a grit?” Now, down South, we all […]
Turnip Juice
So, Friday night I got out of my recliner at 11 o’clock to take the dog out for one last walk before bed. I have a fenced yard, and I […]