Hey, y’all! I’m Arlon.
(But my mama calls me Jay.)

I’m a Southern writer living in the Florida Panhandle, at my best when telling a story or helping you tell yours.

My debut novel, Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits is coming out October 7, 2025.

While you wait, subscribe to The Southerner’s Primer: Sweeten Your Life in 5 Days, a free and fun 5-day email course—full of Southern wisdom and wit—that I wrote just for y’all. (You’ll also be auto-subscribed to my free monthly newsletter, Grits & Lit.)

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Hey, y’all! I’m Arlon. (But my mama calls me Jay.)

Hit me up directly right here. Or make yourself at home and click around to learn more.

Hey, y’all! I’m Arlon.
(But my mama calls me Jay.)

Hit me up directly right here.
Or make yourself at home and click around to learn more.