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Triumph and Tragedy
Born in Georgia’s Blue Ridge mountains, the Little Tennessee River made its way north into North Carolina, where it traced a circuitous but unfettered path through the rugged Smokies’ landscape before entering Tennessee. Read more
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Photo Essay, December 2021
A special thanks to our readers for sharing their winter photos with us. Read more
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Mountain Folk
Daniel thought he spotted wings in the trees. But he couldn’t be sure. He’d been hunting on the rugged mountain since morning. Now it was nearly dusk. He was tired and more than a little hungry. Read more
Come Meet My Folks, Won’t You?
It all started when I got sick and ended up in bed for a few days. To pass the time, I grabbed a wild image that had long been bouncing around in my head—an image of a young Daniel Boone helping a winged fairy combat a deadly wampus cat. Read more
Dec 1, 2021
The Front Row People
The Hunter family reunion. It has been a strong, clannish Scots-Irish tradition since long before I was born. They took place long before a family photo at these occasions also became a tradition. Read more
Dec 1, 2021
The Marvin Chronicles
Best-selling Virginia author Sharyn McCrumb, known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels, adopted neighborhood raccoons as a ‘stress reliever’ during Covid isolation. She’s fed some over the years, but recently began setting out larger meals. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
A Compass and A Map
I have lived most of my years in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, but I’m a North Carolina girl at heart. Born in the town of Williamston, those early years were lived among my mama’s hard-working people. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
‘Mysteries Are Everywhere’
An Eastern North Carolina girl, 13-year-old Lucy Brown has kind and loving parents, hovers on the verge of womanhood, collects what her brother calls “ten-dollar words,” and is an ardent fan of the Nancy Drew mysteries. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
Lucy: Closure
I stand in the growing dusk looking for the privy. I see it off to the side near a lean-to shed. A girl about my age waits at the door, and I walk over. “Evening,” I say and nod in respect, and she nods back, then faces the wooden door. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
Photo courtesy of Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber & Visitors Bureau
Rescued From Oblivion
Gold abounds in Dahlonega, Georgia. From the 1828 gold strike, the first major gold strike in America, to the present day, gold is still shining. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
