Buy A Plantation In The South

Still looking for a plantation for sale in the South? Here ya go. This 4-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom, 4,284 sq ft Greek Revival house built circa 1803 is on Edisto island—one of my favorite places—not far from Charleston on the Beaufort side. See the full listing here.

Edisto Island plantation for sale in the South

Bad things happened, an entire run of them that shut me down, caused me to withdraw from everything except my inner self.

One afternoon, in a hammock, I took a photo of myself. Just my legs. But there was no one to send it to. No one to understand.

I needed a sidekick so I sketched an armadillo because they’re crusty on the outside but not within. I made him my butler. Crusoe’s manservant Friday.

We began interacting—my hammock photo speaking to that critter, that critter speaking back.There’s a folder of cartoons somewhere. For now there’s just this one. (LINK)

Eventually after that I began writing novels.

I’m still a hermit, marooned you might say, but leaving my shell more and more—my inner self seeking its freedom through writing.