Tag: Appalachia

The Conviction of Covenanters & Anti-Vaxxers

It's not even 8 a.m. on the West Coast as I type this and already this day has started off with several deep conversations. The first was with a daughter dealing with the aftermath of her 2nd Covid shot. A bit of a headache and[..]
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02 04 , 2021 2 Comments
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Can You Feel It?

There is an Appalachian word that been on my mind all day - Airish. You might hear one of the locals say, "Hit's kinda airish today." What they mean is the air feels lighter, not as much humidity or heaviness to it. They say it[..]
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19 01 , 2021 No Comments
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The Epiphany of Insurrection

My plan was to tell you how grateful I was for all the work you all did to elect Jon Ossoff and Rev. Warnock. My plan was to tell you how all that work had ensured that my grandson, born on Epiphany, was welcomed into[..]
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07 01 , 2021 6 Comments
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From Cornbread & Collards

Like thousands across this nation, I start back to school next week. My graduate program was always going to be through distance learning so Covid doesn't disrupt that. As this week's DNC proved, there is a lot to be gained from virtual realities. Narrative[..]
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21 08 , 2020 No Comments
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Q & A with Terry Kay: Book Giveaway

Editor's Note: The following is an interview I did with author Terry Kay upon the release of his latest book - The Forever Wish of Middy Sweet (Mercer Univ. Press). Set in rural Georgia, the story contrasts the present with the past and the ways in[..]
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13 07 , 2020 4 Comments
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Writing Memoir with Author Ann Hite

Editor's Note: I first met author Ann Hite through her book Ghost on Black Mountain. It was one of the best ghost story novels I had read in decades. Ann and I share a love of Appalachia and the stories that come out of the mountains.[..]
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06 05 , 2020 5 Comments
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About that Coal Miners Myth

What You are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte is the book I have been telling everyone that they should read. It's short and well-written. It will make you rethink and think again about the role of media in political campaigns. I have taken[..]
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15 02 , 2020 1 Comment
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In Search of Ghosts

I went in search of a ghost story. A story as familiar to me as that of Esther or Ruth; stories which have been repeated to me since before I knew how to read myself. I can't remember the first time I heard the[..]
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28 10 , 2019 No Comments
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Butts to the Wind

Like much of the nation, I have been following the hurricane news. My daughter was in Wilmington, , NC, on Monday and Tuesday so I followed it in part to keep her informed. As one of her friends remarked to me, "Not exactly the time[..]
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05 09 , 2019 No Comments
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