observations, musings and miscellany from an unapologetic sentimentalist.
About Lint Head
Brenda Lee Branch had one chance at love, but her overprotective brother and quietly guarded father put an end to that. Both Brenda Lee's story and a love letter to small town America, Lint Head is woven in a historic mill town, lacquered in hairspray from the Lords and Ladies Beauty Shop and bound in the red-back hymnal that provides the church with Sunday songs. Quirky and naive, Brenda Lee is surrounded by a cast of protectors who embrace her innocence while helping her navigate a world where not everyone can be trusted.
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Story
I am a husband, a dad, and a follower of Jesus who has had the fortune of writing professionally for a living my entire adult life, which is pretty amazing, considering my dad never learned to read or write. I grew up dirt poor, figured out that education was the key to improving my life, and learned to cut, perm, color and style hair right out of high school and used those skills to pay my way through college. It worked like a charm. I have worked as a sportswriter, news reporter, news editor and columnist, and I'm in my third decade of working in public relations. Since 2019, I have focused my efforts on writing novels. Lint Head was published in 2024 by St. Matthew's Press. Aunt Connie's Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled, Electric-Powered County Road Christmas will be published in autumn 2025 also by St. Matthew's Press.
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Lint Head, novel by Bill Fortenberry
Rogene shook her head, “I just don’t know how you do it.”
“I wouldn’t know what else to do,” Brenda said matter-of-factly.
