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    Tag: Appalachian fiction

    Nonna Gaylene Walks the Floor (A Harshbarger Mills Story.)

    I haven’t been feeding Lucky’s hounds. I hate them. I was, and still am, feeding pace, the monster dog Lucky flew in from Texas on a plane.

    September 23, 2023October 12, 2023 by joanspilman

    Establishing Witness, conclusion

    The preacher was a neat spare man in a yellow shirt and navy blue slacks. Had she not seen the maroon Bible pressed underneath his arm, she’d have mistaken him for a Vista Volunteer.

    September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 by joanspilman

    Establishing Witness, con’t. Joan Spilman

    When nothing happened, Vernie began to fear the worst. Anjean had been murdered and no one had identified her body. She’d been sent to the medical school in Morgantown; the Adult Service Work having checked the box, “anatomical gift”.

    August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by joanspilman

    Establishing Witness, by Joan Spilman

    Vernie hadn’t looked in the coffin because she’d got a good look at him when he was born.

    August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by joanspilman
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