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Washed Away: The 1985 Flood
Betty Gusler was waiting tables at the Oasis Restaurant. It was a Williamson Road mainstay most notable for its sign–two stories tall with neon palms. The lunchtime crowd was gone…
Hunting on the Wild Side
Last year, I felt bad for our turkey. It came from a pile of shrink-wrapped cohorts. I found them in the deep freeze, middle of isle six, next to a…
Your Photo Could Win
Listen up, shutterbugs. The 8th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is on. It’s for professional and amateurs alike. With $4,000 in cash and prizes, there’s plenty of reason to get out…
The Waltons…with Cannibalism
Watch the trailer for Mutzmag: An Appalachian Folktale and let me know if we made the same mistake. I clicked play and thought, “It’s a family film, set deep in…
Monsters in Appalachia
This week, The Revivalist gets biblical. I discovered an unusual story that sets the arrival of Armageddon in our mountain range. Written by Sheryl Monk and published in the online journal…
Sarah Siskind Has Two Dreams
Sarah Siskind started out as a Nashville starlette. She arrived in town at age 14 with a recording contract and the attention of a record executive. He was ready to…
One Day at The Festy
One post back, I said that I’d be tapping my toes and eating potato salad this weekend. Lo and behold, my toes are tired and my belly is full. The…
Interview with a Stringduster
Next weekend I’ll be tapping my toes and shoveling potato salad into my mouth just south of Charlottesville. It’s the premiere weekend of The Festy Experience, a new festival hosted by…
One Day in the Mountains: What Would You Do?
“If you had only one day in the mountains, what would you do, what would be your perfect day?” Kelly Redford posed this question on the forum over at GoSmokies.com and…