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“Are you stupid?” - some kid at Sears
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I pulled up to Becky's place in my Mustang and lightly tapped the horn, as she'd asked me to do. I waited. And waited. The house wasn't in the best…
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I bought some music online the other day from an outfit named " CD Baby ." They specialize in selling independent music of all genres and…
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I am now a published author. Well, semi-published. Somebody else thought enough to put my words on their site, so I guess that makes me published. Visit hackwriters.com …
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The other day, a friend asked me for help on their resume and I took a minute to write out a coupla tips on how to fix up your resume. …
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I'm thirty-nine years old and I still think of myself as twenty-something. I have a feeling this is what the old saying about being "young at heart" hints toward. …
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I got a chance to see my two nephews this past weekend and as always, their innocent insight into the world proved to be enlightening. From Monkey Poop to thoughts…
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The other day, I was visiting with my parents and my Mom exclaimed with the fervor of a teenager that she found a six dollar store. A six dollar store? …
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That pretty much sums up the thought patterns of a typical American man. Oh sure, there are males who think differently, but this is what American MEN think about 90%…
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not actual bathroom or chair I went to a married friend's party this past weekend. There were mostly couples there but my buddy promised me there would be some single…
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I was hanging out with a bunch of guys watching the US Open on television the other week. We were watching the women's game (no comment) between Venus Williams and…
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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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