Stories of Appalachia

It’s reunion weekend! Or, rather, it is Decoration Day for which we are gathered here today. It’s the... Read More

I hadn’t sat down to breakfast for more than five minutes when Daddy came through the kitchen and,... Read More

Dratts! This COVID pandemic can drive a good Christian woman to groan and moan or even cuss on... Read More

There’s that little boy again! He’s no bigger than a young sampling and looks like he’s wearing the... Read More

June 25, 1955 Dear Jane Louise, Hi! I was so happy when I got your letter this week... Read More

The women often talk about how seeing a red bird is the sign that a loved one is... Read More

I sat attentively listening to this young excited woman sitting with me and tried not to shame myself... Read More

[Author’s Note: This story is true but is what I call “faction,” in that every branch of our... Read More

Us three were hunting today, Abraham, David and me, and as ready as we’d ever be! More importantly,... Read More

I saw the first ones when the little girls began picking them during recess, and joined them by... Read More

It had been a long night followed by a demanding morning but the sequence was really no different... Read More

(In Honor of Mother’s Day) We knew to expect it but had almost forgotten the warning we experienced... Read More

“Ohhhhh!! Brighten the corner where you are! Brighten the corner where you are! Someone far from harbor you... Read More