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  • The importance of working cats

    The importance of working cats

    I was cleaning the field for spring planting and discovered I had forgotten to return the crow netting to the shed for the winter. Discovering the rolled-up netting wasn’t a surprise; a lady farmer can’t do everything, you know. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

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  • The Big Sled

    The Big Sled

    On weekday mornings, my mother always had the front room radio tuned to WBRM, our local AM station. When we woke to a deep snowfall, the radio announcer, Sid Carrigan, proclaimed: “Well, kids, you don’t have to go to school today." Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

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  • Paper Dolls

    Paper Dolls

    The Marion Theatre in McDowell County opened in July 1929, during a time of unrest between cotton mill management and workers. This downtown movie theater must have been impressive and a refuge for the mill families. Read more

    Nov 25, 2023

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    Growing Up a Jane West in a Barbie World

    Confession: I may be the only woman on God’s green earth who hasn’t seen the Barbie movie. This is due, in part, because my daughter wouldn’t go with me. For a moment, I felt I had failed as a parent and then I reflected on my childhood. Read more

    Nov 25, 2023

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  • Photo Essay, December 2023

    Photo Essay, December 2023

    Our readers share their winter scenes Read more

    Nov 25, 2023

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    Remembering Holidays Past

    The holidays conjure an unparalleled sense of nostalgia. The wistful longing and remembrance of the past are magnified even further when you add twinkling lights, delicious food, warm beverages, cozy fires, and time with loved ones. Read more

    Nov 25, 2023

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    Copyright Ashley T. Evans, 2023

    Coming Down the Mountain

    Sitting in the Innovation Brewing outpost taproom at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, writer David Joy takes a sip of his craft ale and pauses for a moment, slowly scanning the mountains cradling the school. Read more

    Oct 1, 2023

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  • The Intimate Process of Harvesting Medicinals

    The Intimate Process of Harvesting Medicinals

    The whine of a lawnmower and the repetitive groan of a tinny engine struggling against thick grass finds my ear. It is always a lawnmower, or a weed eater, or a leaf blower, interrupting my attempt at solitude and on a Sunday no less. Read more

    Oct 1, 2023

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