Stories of Appalachia

Nina Moo is what we called my mother’s mother, my Grandmother Hale. Of course, that wasn’t her real... Read More

Each year at Christmastime, my mom’s side of the family would get together at my Aunt Oria and... Read More

Just up the road a piece from Gray Station, Tennessee, is the Sulphur Springs community. Sulphur Springs, in... Read More

I love the holiday season and decorating the Christmas tree with ornaments that our family has collected over... Read More

I’ve shared a few memories about my Great Aunt Edith already—including one about her volunteer work as a... Read More

Happy Thanksgiving! I thought this would be a good week to share an old notepad I came across... Read More

Driving down Shadden Road in Gray, Tennessee, will bring you by a neighborhood development called “Cargille’s Crossing.” The... Read More

When I was growing up in East Tennessee, my family wasn’t a regular church-going family. We were more... Read More

High on a hilltop overlooking Piney Flats, Tennessee, sits a portal to 1791. It’s Rocky Mount State Historic... Read More

I can’t look at a pair of Pointer Brand overalls without thinking of my Granddaddy. He wore a... Read More

Earlier this year, I got to check two items off of my bucket list in one night when... Read More

Living in the melting pot that is Atlanta, I miss regularly hearing the “mountain talk” of home, which... Read More

Growing up in Northeast Tennessee, the third full week in August brought excitement to the air. School was... Read More