Today is our last day on Tybee Island. I’ll be glad to be home, but it’s hard to leave this place. It’s beautiful, and the people are friendly. There’s a lot of ecological and conservation awareness, and you can’t swing a cat without seeing something…

I’m languishing here in durance vile on a beautiful island where the Christmas lights are strung on palm trees, eating crab by the pound and working on my writing. It’s a tough life, but I know I have to suffer for my art. Meanwhile, Holly…