Kissing from a Distance... is a humorous collection of family tales, but with a serious message. The family is God's masterpiece. He is the Master and we are the pieces. After losing a son at the age of 27, Rudy hopes to encourage other parents to be more aware to capture time with their children. More of life is caught than taught. It often takes a hurtful interruption to wake us up to what is important in life. "I pray that we learn to reshape our lives investing in valuable relationships, as time does not stand still," he says. The book reminds us to capture life in the little, simple,...

A Place Called Williford Town is a collection of childhood memories primarily from the 1950's and 1960's. Williford Town is the neighborhood in the southwestern area of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Rudy Hoggard captures his youth with each chapter reliving thoughts of the old oak tree, fishing with his Dad, the park, the big front porch, the church, his brother Steve's traumatic automobile wreck, the neighbors and the school fire. Each experience is an icon in his life. *Why was her Grandmother buried outside the fence at the family cemetery? *Two sons dead at birth and a third at a young...