Book Reviews & Storytelling
Featured
-
Remembering the Roamin’ Man of the Smokies
Gatlinburg’s Wiley Oakley was a self-described “Roamin’ Man.” He used the sobriquet in the titles of quaint books he wrote and published, along with his gifts in self-promotion, as a way to describe his passion for roving amidst steep ridges. Read more
-
Guy Smalley illustration • smmalleyart.com
Mountain Bred
On a December Saturday in 1967, my parents and I traveled 30 miles from Marion to Asheville to Christmas shop at Sears. But after we parked at the store, we headed up the street to the S&W Cafeteria. Read more
Love and Tradition at the Christmas Tree Farm
A Christmas tree has always been the cornerstone of my holiday experience. My family had a tradition of purchasing our tree from the local Optimist Club who set up a camper in the parking lot of Bi-Lo. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Remembering the Roamin’ Man of the Smokies
Gatlinburg’s Wiley Oakley was a self-described “Roamin’ Man.” He used the sobriquet in the titles of quaint books he wrote and published, along with his gifts in self-promotion, as a way to describe his passion for roving amidst steep ridges. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Amis Mill Evokes Frontier Colonial Days
Jake and Wendy Jacobs were living in an 1885 log cabin in the Colorado Rockies when they learned the Thomas Amis estate in Tennessee was for sale. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Guy Smalley illustration • smmalleyart.com
Mountain Bred
On a December Saturday in 1967, my parents and I traveled 30 miles from Marion to Asheville to Christmas shop at Sears. But after we parked at the store, we headed up the street to the S&W Cafeteria. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Jason Sheppard photo
‘We’re All Ghosts’
Gravestones have lured visitors for centuries, beckoning them through stone passes or iron fences. Whether it’s a longing to connect with the past or a desire to explore one’s own mortality, people are fascinated with eternal resting places. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
Guy Smalley illustration • smmalleyart.com
Dry Those Eyes
Until my wife, Mary Pat, and I bought our first house, which included a dishwasher, our greatest ‘home appliance moment’ had been the purchase of a low-budget washer/dryer set. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
The Shiny Penny
I almost always slowed as I crossed the footbridge, because there was almost always something interesting for a boy to see in the clear, running waters of North Indian Creek. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
