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“Go get me the paper stretcher.” - My Dad, getting rid of me at age 15
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I belong to this company that pays you to accept email ads. It's not too annoying and right now, I have $76 built up in my account. With all the…
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Painted Fingernails
I love painted fingernails on a woman. Simply put. There's just something about it that gives a woman that something extra special. It makes her more feminine,…
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My normal breakfast consists of scarfing down a Pop Tart on my way to the office in the morning. Usually because I'm too lazy to fix something healthy to eat.
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This past Sunday night, I ate dinner at my parent's house. Also in attendance were my sister and her new husband. It was a simple dinner of grilled hot dogs…
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Moose Tracks is one of the most popular ice cream flavors around. Created by Denali Flavors , it first came on the market in the mid-90s and has…
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I had a birthday this past Thursday. I turned 37. Getting older means different things to different people. Thirty-seven isn't a magic number by any means, to most people, but…
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Everyone remembers a couple bullies from their school years. But there's usually one in particular that always stands out. He was the meanest, snottiest excuse for a human being on…
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* Not actual party. I went to a Super Bowl Party this past Sunday and saw a friend I hadn't seen in almost ten years. It was good to catch…
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I'm beginning my Life 3.0 and this weekend was one of mile"stones" for me. I bought a car, a 2004 Pontiac Aztek. It's ugly, I know ... it's so ugly…
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My only regret, Front Wheel Drive. In 2001, when the Pontiac Aztek first came out, it was reviled as one of the ugliest cars ever made. At the auto show…
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 04:41 |
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 Ross Cavins graduated with a BS in Computer Science from UNC
Greensboro. He currently works as a freelance website designer and
internet programmer and lives in the North Carolina Piedmont.
Two divorces and a mid-life crisis pushed him to pursue his life-long
dream of writing a book. This is as close as it gets for now. His
primary goal is to one day visit a bookstore and hear, "Hey, is this
you?" instead of, "Hey, you gonna pay for that?"
His work has appeared in Swill Magazine, Hiss Quarterly, USA Deep South,
Hack Writers, Dead Mule, and elsewhere. He's much funnier in person.
And more importantly, he is married to the hottest and most intelligent woman in the world.
He has been published at:
Seriously ...
 I'm an aspiring writer who's slowly gathering steam and as I've developed my style, I've found myself drawn to the likes of Elmore Leonard, Nelson DeMille, Pat Conroy and James Lee Burke amongst others. They are masters of the written word.
I draw from many influences but I recently discovered that most of my inspiration comes from being Southern. It was a journey to realize just how deep my roots spread but it was a journey worth taking.
The acknowledgement that I am indeed a Southern Writer was a big surprise to me. I hadn't fully comprehended the gestalt of it all until I decided to write what came natural. Then the revelation appeared.
You have to write what you know ... and what I know about is being Southern.
Growing up, I had shunned the South even to the point of erasing my Southern drawl. Even to this day, it only emerges after a few strong drinks.
But now, I fully embrace my Southern heritage. We are a truly unique culture of geniality and hospitality and I believe we have an understanding of life that no one else can match.
It really is amazing how many similar experiences we all have. That's
what I aim for in my writing, to expose those little things on the edge of our
consciousness that we never really give a second thought to, and
when you learn that someone has experienced the same thing, it takes on
a new meaning for you. It forces you to stop and smell the roses, in a
way.
I love to make people laugh with my writing but more importantly, I love to make people smile.
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