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Month: July 2016

July 12, 2016May 3, 2019Tuesdays with Tweed, WritingLeave a comment

Rayboy by Steve Tweed – Tuesdays with Tweed

Hi, Folks! Meet Ray Tweed; “Rayboy” to everyone who knows him. Rayboy picked up his unusual nickname as… Read More

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!! NEW AMK SERIES STARTING!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!! NEW AMK SERIES STARTING!!! I am happy to announce that a new AMK series, STOVE PIPE TALES, starts TOMORROW (Thursday). Our newest Author-in-Residence is Mr. Wayne j. Pitts. Please join me in welcoming Wayne in the comments below. His articles will run every Thursday for the next 13 weeks.
Here is a short Bio for Wayne:
Wayne J. Pitts is the eldest son of Billy Pitts, a full time farmer, occasional logger, Baptist preacher, and a great storyteller who grew up in Morganton and who now lives in Lenoir. His mother, Virginia "Ginger" Church Pitts, grew up on Howard's Knob in Boone and she too could spin fascinating tales.
A child of the 1960's, Wayne was born and raised near Morganton, in the community of Worry Crossroads on the banks of Upper Creek but his roots reach across Burke, Avery, Watauga, and Caldwell counties. After graduating from Western Carolina University, Wayne and his wife Kimberly Mathis Pitts, served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa. Later, the couple returned to the U.S.where both completed their doctoral degrees in sociology at the University of New Mexico. Their sons, Forrest and Walker, were born during this time n Albuquerque. A former tenured professor of criminology, studying crime and criminal behavior, Wayne spends much of his time working with law enforcement in various parts of Central America.
Wayne and Kim are the owners and co-editors of Vista Tranquila Publishers, a press focusing on bilingual children's books. https://www.vistatranquila.com/
The couple lives in Ashe County.

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Grand old barn is on it's last legs. #appalachia #barn #farm

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The old pews are empty now. . .

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A frosty morning in Appalachia
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Love it or hate it, Barbed Wire was a game changer for inexpensive fencing when it first came out in 1867.
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An old abandoned cabin. Used to be somebody's home

An old abandoned cabin. Used to be somebody's home.

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