Jun 27, 2025
A beach conversation earlier this week caught Cam's attention. And he asks if we've ever had so many known solutions to a common problem and ignored them?
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At a family event earlier this week I asked eight members of my extended family who liked their work. Six people did not their work. Some hated their jobs. Some...
Jun 20, 2025
On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam Marston seems to think writers are a good bit like Labrador retrievers - they can't not chase the stick. And writer can't not tell a story.
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I stepped into the Mobile Literary Festival back in April not knowing what to expect. What I found surprised me and, ultimately, inspired...
Jun 13, 2025
On this week's Keepin It Real, is Cam talking to his plants? Talking to himself. Both? And what's the message?
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I use this commentary quite a bit as therapy. If I’m trying to work something out, I’ve learned that writing about it then speaking it helps in some way or another. One of the most recent themes that...
Jun 6, 2025
Saturday afternoon, Cam was on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. On this week's Keepin' It Real, he tells us how he got there.
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I was reminded about fear on Saturday. And, strangely, it was exactly what I had hoped for.
Last July, I decided it was time to test myself. I had been comfortable for too long. It was time...