"Rawlins surprised my wife and me with a lovely and thoughtful poem on our anniversary last year—a perfect gift!  Let him work his poetic magic for your special occasion."

"Rawlins captured the essence of my wife Emily in a poem for her 40th birthday that I return to year after year to read, reflect, and share."

"In 2019, my husband retired from his career of 34 years as an airline pilot, a job he dearly loved and that took him all over the world..  Our friends and family were to gather to celebrate the occasion in a beautiful historic place. Finally, a poem by Rawlins - something that reflected my husband’- pragmatic and patient, yet daring with a touch of romance.   Rawlins brought it all home."

“Rawlins Gilliland can take a simple yarn and weave it into a tapestry of imagery and humor, anticipation and surprise, with the precise language of a gifted novelist — with the added benefit that everything he says is amazingly, gloriously true. Thank god such an interesting life was entrusted to this preeminent raconteur.”

"Rawlins' magnum opus proves he is a wordsmith, and an eyewitness to history. Just as David Sedaris honed his craft as a writer while working at Macy's, Rawlins Gilliland mines a wealth of material from his life in Dallas, including time spent as a top Neiman Marcus exec."

"Broadway-worthy!  Rawlins Gilliland and his stories are one of a kind!"