That's American English for you: more roots than a mangrove swamp.

A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.

I always wanted to win the Super Bowl so I could take it and hold it and see what lies beyond it. I think it may be the sun.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

Get your friends together, go to your local bookstore and have a book-buying party.

I like weeding, but I tend to think of it as a solitary activity.

In the beginning, Atlanta was without form, and void; and it still is.