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e. l . wood is a native of birmingham, alabama. he grew up on the urban streets of dallas, texas before attending college at houston baptist university where he earned a b. a. in english and psychology. after a year of teaching high school english in the public schools of houston, e. l. wood attended sam houston state university where he earned a master’s degree in english. after bouncing around the deep south for several years, he finished his ph. d. in american literature before 1900 at the university of southern mississippi. e. l. wood has been teaching in some capacity since 1992 and has taught for a local community college since 1995. in his spare time, e.l. wood enjoys reading, movies, and the outdoors. he is personally acquainted with several search and rescue teams around the southeast. he is married to the lovely and gracious a. c. they have a daughter (special k), and one dog. They reside in h'burg, deep south. in addition to being the sole proprietor of the gandy dancer billiard parlor, e. l. wood dabbles in folk art and the occasional cultivation of a handlebar mustache.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

one last piece of halloween candy

having a kid this time of year is great. halloween is our official kick off to the holiday season. between birthdays, thanksgiving, christmas it's pretty much non-stop fun anyway; add in a curious, observant four-year-old into the mix and you can count on some cool memories being made.

well - tops so far this year was special k seeing the september cover of the christianity today sitting on the table and casually remarking,




"i guess that's what jesus is wearing to trick-or-treat in this year."

Monday, November 01, 2010

halloween 2010



papa and special k (aka fancy nancy) take a break at trunk or treat on the tailgate of a vintage 1969 ford f-100