“The kids say you gotta touch grass and that’s a real thing. I just came from the forest in Japan, and I’m in awe, like, ‘What are the birds doing? What is the little bug doing on the grass?’ It’s …| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
In his foreword to Cahena: A Dream of the Past, Manly Wade Wellman describes the last novel of his brilliant and prolific career as an historical novel. That’s mostly true. The book is rich in historical details, from the hardscrabble life of the Berbers to their preparations for battle, which are especially vivid and convincing. … Continue reading Cahena→| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
“For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in pos…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
I’m pleased to announce the latest issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers is now available on Amazon. It includes my story “A Rookie Mistake.” Deputy Malcolm Lamb, the newest member…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
Here’s a picture of me from 1977. I’m at the video board at WGHP TV in High Point, North Carolina. Weekends and summers in high school and college, I worked at the local TV station, run…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
Earth Day reminds us there are responsibilities to being the apex predator. Many fool themselves into believing being on top means we have the right to gorge ourselves. It does not. Others imagine we’re ghosts trapped in physical form who should dominate and use the Earth according to our will. Those are delusions. Harmful delusions. … Continue reading Earth Day 2025→| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
“A language is not just words. It’s a culture, a tradition, a unification of a community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It’s all embodied in a language.” Noam Chomsky Chomsky is…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
“Civilized man is in danger of losing all contact with the world of instinct — a danger that is still further increased by his living an urban existence in what seems to be a purely man…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
Occasionally I’m asked, “Why would a nice, conservative naturalist like you write stories about ghosts, demons, and space aliens?” Good question. I usually refer to a famous quote…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer
What to do about growing illiteracy in America? It’s a problem behind a host of other social ills, including unemployment, crime, and mental illness. Frederick Hess, a former teacher, has a suggest…| M.C. Tuggle, Writer