(Just another Appalachian novel, to keep Dee Cyrus Henderson satisfied) Prologue It is 1986 and the flat ground along Route 60, which will someday be Mill Creek… Read more “Sugarpool”
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Light Moves, a short story
Marsha was dreaming and in her dream she was a girl again and begin cheated out of all the money in her piggybank. Cheated, not robbed for in place of the multitude of nickels, the polished quarters, the flood of dimes, were pennies, dirty pennies, raining down upon her, falling through the belly of a spotted sky.
The Women Rewrite Themselves, final installment.
“Oh, I remember that night. I chased you down Beech in the rain, my bare feet slapping against the sidewalk. I wasn’t going to give up. You… Read more “The Women Rewrite Themselves, final installment.”
The Women Rewrite Themselves, part 3
Lorraine has never been much of a talker, but when surrounded by three avid listeners, she has no choice. “Go on, Mom,” says Jenna. She leans forward… Read more “The Women Rewrite Themselves, part 3”
The Women Rewrite Themselves, Part 2
“I didn’t mean to leave you,” Carmen repeats. “I was coming back the next day. I wanted to turn around the same night, but I got sick.… Read more “The Women Rewrite Themselves, Part 2”
The Women Rewrite Themselves.
Excerpts from This Will Never Stop with commentary. I recently finished a book entitled This will Never Stop about four West Virginia women. Each spoke at length,… Read more “The Women Rewrite Themselves.”
The Press Release
I recently wrote a book set in Appalachia (West Virginia, to be precise), entitled This Will Never Stop. It was a labor of love. What was not… Read more “The Press Release”
Mountain Air
Welcome to my blog in which I discuss all things Appalachian. Excerpts from novels, short stories, folklore, customs, recipes, book reviews, and an occasional photograph of times… Read more “Mountain Air”
