The hidden truths of my life growing up in the Appalachians with no control over the outcome. Dangerous situations, from going hungry to downright death at the
Meredith Sue Willis’s Out of the Mountains is a collection of thirteen short stories set in contemporary Appalachia. Firmly grounded in place, the stories voy
The Southern Appalachian Mountains at the turnof the 20th century provide the backdrop for this dark tale of cultural transformation, serial murder, love, loss,
Excerpt from Gena of the Appalachians It was late in the afternoon of a cold winter's day when they sent for him to go and perform the last sad rites at the bur
Appalachian literature is filled with silent or non-discursive characters. The reasons for their wordlessness vary. Some are mute or pretend to be, some choose
