Immigration in WNC (4)

Mary Adams, Prof. of English at WCU, is one of the most gifted poets writing today. Her chapbook COMMANDMENT in the Laureate Chapbook Series from Spring Street Editions, in collaboration with Ash Creek Press in Portland, Oregon, is a stunning piece…

Murphy 1930s Courtesy of Cherokee Co. Historical Museum Last Christmas Pap loaned me a book someone had bought him, Stories Behind the Best Loved Songs of Christmas. He knew I'd find the history of the songs interesting and I did-but I was surpri…

My name is Kenny Zachary Larue. Everybody calls me K.Z. though. When I was in school a bunch of stuck-up town kids kept followin’ me around and callin’ me “krazy, krazy, krazy larue.” They stopped that pretty quick though when I cut a couple of ‘em…

Asheville literary magazine continues to hold international standard by Rob Neufeld Welcome number nineteen— the latest issue of “Asheville Poetry Review,” a literary star for fifteen years now. Among the new APR’s 223 pages lie fifty-nine poems by…

December 2009 This list reflects recently published or re-issued books, and their sales. For classics, see Guide to WNC Literature. Books published within the last three months are in boldface. New to the list, Dec. 2009, not yet ranked • The New…

Aunt Mamie and Uncle Early's Home.. Aunt Mamie, was my dad's oldest sister. She married Early Anderson and moved to Clay County. She came from a very Democratic family and Uncle Early was a Republican. This rather astonished my grandfather. He told…

What I'm reading now (actually what I just finished). Just Passin’ Thru by Winton Porter (Menasha Press). Since 2001, Winton has owned Mountain Crossings, a combination hostel and outfitter shop on the Appalachian Trail at the bottom of Blood Mount…

Joan Medlicott will sign copies of the latest book in her beloved Covington series.

Novel that takes place in North Carolina in 1960, during and just after Hurricane Donna. The story concerns the adventures of a young man who enlists the aid of a Cherokee friend to steal the body of his older brother in order to fulfill the promise…