We've had lots of erosion this week - several feet. And lots of wood has been floating up on shore. Anybody need a set of stairs?

Who remembers the Scotch Bonnet Fishing Pier? Notice the lack of big houses in the area. Topsail was truly the Fisherman's Paradise back then.
Our first creative writing class was last night at CFCC. What a great group of people-I think this is going to be a fantastic class. We covered so much material-Continuity, genre, character development-got a lot covered and had fun doing it. Thank you for joining our group!

Every day  is a beautiful day when you get to view scenes like this. Makes me so thankful for all the blessings I get to enjoy. Hope your day is a beautiful one too.

The Surf City Market is still taking place on Tuesdays, 9 to 2. There are still lots of vendors-tomorrow should be a fantastic day for strolling along the boardwalk at Sound Side Park in Surf City. Come and join us.

This is Pop Jones in 1954 right after Hurricane Hazel destroyed much of "Pop's Pavilion." Pop had been a merchant marine in the 1940s and when he came to NC he liked it and stayed in the area. His Pavilion was a gathering spot for the local youth and every Saturday night he held a square dance with live music. During the summer months the place came alive with tourists and fisherman who came to enjoy the Atlantic. Pop sold hamburgers and hot dogs and rented rafts and umbrellas. Now days the old WWII building meets and greets tourists too, but now, it opens its doors as the Surf City Welcome Center.

Sept. 28th I will begin teaching a creative writing class at the new Cape Fear Community College on Hwy. 210. Creative Foundations should be an exciting and interesting class and I look forward to all the fun we'll have as we explore writing memoirs, short stories, essays or even the great American novel. Come try your hand at expressing and exploring. Please come join us. The phone number is 910-362-7930.