by Tom DeWolf | Jan 12, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing
Friends! I need your help! I’m beginning the process of designing a new website that will become my primary personal web presence. On that page I’ll include links to the various other sites where I post content (this blog, Inheriting the Trade, Gather at...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 6, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing
I’m not prone to airing public complaints as I’m about to do in this column. Many of my friends jokingly (I hope) refer to me as “Mr. Kumbaya” for my upbeat and optimistic outlook on life. Now in one small, but important aspect of my business...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 12, 2011 | Author Stuff, Writing, History, Genealogy
My cousins James DeWolf Perry and Katrina Browne have written an opinion piece for CNN entitled “Civil War’s Dirty Secret About Slavery.” I encourage you to read the article and ponder what James and Katrina have written. It begins This week marks...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 4, 2011 | Author Stuff, Writing, History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege
In addition to publishing my books, Beacon Press gives me the opportunity to discuss important issues on their wonderful blog Beacon Broadside. Today (April 4) I was asked to write an essay in connection with the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 28, 2011 | Author Stuff, Writing, History, Genealogy
Morbid? Weird? Creepy? Nope, none of those things. Cemeteries hold much more than people who have left this life. They hold memories, history, and stories. I love cemeteries… Most readers of this blog are aware that I’m writing a new book with a partner,...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 31, 2011 | Author Stuff, Writing, Coming to the Table
It’s official! The ink is dry on the contract! Beacon Press will publish the book that my friend and new writing partner Sharon Leslie Morgan and I are co-authoring. I’m excited to be associated with this prestigious publisher AND to have the opportunity...