Ed Williams

About Ed Williams

Ed was born June 19, 1956, to Ed and Barbra Williams in Forsyth, Georgia. He was raised in Juliette and is a proud product of the Monroe County public school system. He graduated from Mary Persons High School in 1974, obtained an Associate’s degree from Gordon College in 1976, a BBA from Georgia College and State University in 1978, and an MBA in 1991 from the same university. He and his family currently reside in Macon, Georgia. Ed’s life took a decided turn in 1995 when he bought a home computer and began writing down wild old stories about his upbringing in Juliette.These stories, through an unusual series of events, were published in 1998 in hardback under the title, “Sex, Dead Dogs, and Me: The Juliette Journals.” Ed’s book started out in four bookstores in Macon, Georgia - through word of mouth and the internet eight months later he was being stocked nationally in the Books A Million chain, and other large bookstore chains were also considering stocking him. Ed's second book has recently been released, entitled “Rough As A Cob: More of The Juliette Journals.” It is published by River City Publishing. Recently, Ed has appeared on the Georgia Public Radio program, “Cover to Cover”, he writes a syndicated weekly newspaper column called "Free Wheelin'," and has won two prestigious online reader’s poll awards for his book. He is in demand as a speaker, and is already being compared to some of Georgia’s most noted humorists. ed3@ed-williams.com

More Stories? How Exciting!

One of the nicest and most frustrating parts of being a writer of stories is that when you’re out somewhere, people will come up and tell you stories - lots of them.
Date Posted: April 07, 2005

Exotic Georgia Roadkill

Are we still living in Georgia, or has our state somehow changed into Brazil or Mexico?I mean it, I’m genuinely starting to wonder, and I‘ll tell y‘all why.
Date Posted: April 07, 2005

In Search of the Hamdog

Folks, this week’s column is the beginning of a pilgrimage for me...I mean it, this week’s column is the beginning of a truly personal pilgrimage for me, one of truly deep meaning, one of truly great emotion, and I’m not going to rest...
Date Posted: April 07, 2005

You Know You're Craving Sweets A Bit Too Much When...

You know that you’re craving sweets a bit too much when....You buy bags of miniatures of your favorite candy bar because you’re convinced that since they’re smaller you won’t be eating quite as much sugar.You don’t count...
Date Posted: April 07, 2005

Aging Parents Need Love Too!

Most of the questions that I get asked these days concern Ed Jr. He’s seventy four years of age now, and most of y’all know that he had major heart surgery several years ago.
Date Posted: April 07, 2005

Festival Mania!

“Free Wheelin’”What’s the big deal with festivals these days?I mean it, why are there so many festivals now? Used to, you would hear about an occasional festival here and there, for example, there might be a watermelon festival...
Date Posted: March 30, 2005

Fine Tuning My Daughter's Wedding

Well folks, I never thought I’d be writing a column like this one, because quite frankly I never thought I’d be this old. This week’s subject matter is going to be a bit of a surprise, and I’m already guessing that some of you...
Date Posted: March 23, 2005

Job Applicant Follies

Y’all ever wonder why some people seem to have such a hard time finding gainful employment? Well, after reading this column you may better understand some of the reasons why.
Date Posted: March 21, 2005

Jump and Run - The Horrors of The Male Physical!

For all you ladies out there, if you want to know one of the things we men fear most, it’s physicals.Yes, y’all heard me right, physicals. The yearly physical.
Date Posted: March 21, 2005

Virus Spreaders

Sometimes I wonder just what the world’s coming to...For some among y’all out there who read this column each week, you might’ve noticed a little while back that it didn’t run for a week or so.
Date Posted: March 21, 2005