Too Bad She Don’t Love Me
Every once in a while I get one of the songs Pap and Paul used to do on my mind…
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Hunting Ginseng in Appalachia
I got to thinking about hunting ginseng a couple of weeks ago, oh I never hunted it myself, but I…
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The Sinner was a Swimmer
Today’s guest post was written by J. Wayne Fears. Not all the characters that frequented the remote mountain community of…
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Ground cherries, husk tomatoes, and gooseberries in Appalachia
Do you like ground cherries? I love them! The Deer Hunter and the girls don’t care much for them, but…
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Nicknames
I’m into nicknames…not hard to guess since mine overtook my real name a long time ago. In case you haven’t…
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Flumlolly!
A few month’s back Sheila, a Blind Pig reader, left a comment about the word flumlolly. I emailed her to…
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Meet Richard Carter, traditional wood carver
I recently interviewed my dear friend Richard Carter. I’m sharing the video in today’s post. Richard and I discussed his…
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September in Pigeon Roost 3
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar for September 2020
Our summer garden is just about done for. We’re still getting okra, tomatoes, a few cucumbers, and a few beans,…
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Appalachian Characters – Josh Griggs
Appalachia is full of unique colorful characters. In today’s video I’m sharing an interview I did with one of those…
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Why I Never Left Appalachia
I’ve never lived anywhere but in the mountains of Western North Carolina—smack dab in the middle of Appalachia. When I…
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The Appalachian Retelling Project
A few weeks back I stumbled on The Appalachian Retelling Project website. Once I realized the site was dedicated to…
