The Read on WNC

Act 5, Scene 1: Irene’s Twilight Zone See whole poem, "The Main Show," and index of scenes. (Spotlight opens on the lobby of the theater. Characters who remain in the lobby enter the theater, which remains dark. Joan the nurse tells the tour guide to also go in, and the narrator hangs back awhile.) Joan: Go ahead in. I’ll stay with my patient.Anyway, this is a family…See More

Sep 24

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mountain lodge by andrew

Sep 5

Connie Regan-Blake posted events

A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories hosted by Connie Regan-Blake
December 7, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9pm
Connie Regan-Blake’s Taking Your Story to the Stage, 3-day storytelling intensive
December 6, 2019 to December 8, 2019

Aug 28

Julia Nunnally Duncan posted an event

Julia Nunnally Duncan at Little Switzerland Books and Beans

August 30, 2019 from 3pm to 6pm

Julia Nunnally Duncan will be a featured author at Little Switzerland Books and Beans on Friday, August 30, from 3-5. A book signing will follow. Julia will read from her latest books A Neighborhood Changes, A Part of Me, and A Place That Was Home.See More

Aug 26

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Guide to Antebellum Flat Rock

"The introduction of my new publication, Guide to Antebellum Flat Rock will be launched on Sept 14 2019 at 1:30 PM at the Henderson County Court House 500 Main Street. A talk and a brief slide show follows with refreshments afterward. …"

Aug 23

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Aug 23

Nancy Werking Poling posted an event

Nancy Werking Poling at Black Mountain Library

June 15, 2019 from 3pm to 4pm

Can women rescue the planet from ecological disaster?Nancy Werking Poling will launch her new novel, WHILE EARTH STILL SPEAKS, set in WNC. She'll tell the stories behind the story: How did Mary (more crone than virgin) get into the narrative? And Mary Surratt, a co-conspirator of John Wilkes Booth?See More

Jun 10

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Caroline McIntyre posted events

Transylvania Chautauqua - Jackie Kennedy
June 22, 2019 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Transylvania Chautauqua - Alexander Hamilton
June 15, 2019 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Buncombe Chautauqua - Andrew Jackson
April 29, 2019 from 6pm to 7pm

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Apr 29

Rob Neufeld updated their profile

Apr 13

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

Flat Rock history via a road

Travelling back in time on a Flat Rock roadby Rob Neufeld If you walk the one mile length of North Highland Lake Road in Flat Rock, you step nearly 200 years into the past. At the east end, the 21st century reigns. Fronting six-lane Spartanburg Highway, a super-Ingles sits above a bog; and a CVS store faces an Octopus Garden smoke shop, a chiropractor, a cell phone provider, and a six-lane avenue to I-26 a mile away . Neither Ingles nor CVS carries the big…See More

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November 2008 Blog Posts (7)

Book Illustration and Motion Picture Previz

When I first came up with the idea for my debut novel (IVORY JOINS THE REAPING WORLD WIND or WHO CAUSED THE BEST END OF EARTH EVER?), I wanted to write it as a screenplay for a motion picture.

But, alas, I know nothing about that art, so I figured through a novel, I could work out all the angles of film composition and pre-vis, as well as characters, settings and the drama of it all.

Through the process, I was able to also work out visualization of the story by way of illustrations,… Continue

Added by HOLLIS WILLIAMS on November 27, 2008 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Dumpster Diving In Appalachia

Throughout the passage of time-man has created trash in one form or another. Before the days of dumpsters, landfills, and recycling centers people accumulated trash and were faced with disposing it. Many items were burned, many more were dumped in an area that became the family dump.

Searching through old dumps is one of our favorite pastimes. The girls and I feel like true treasure… Continue

Added by Tipper on November 20, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Blind Pig & The Acorn's Debut on Carolina Crafting

Over the weekend I experienced total paralyzing fear simultaneously with uncontainable excitement and joy. Carolina Crafting contacted me several months ago-they were interested in doing a pod-cast show casing my folkart and featuring Paul's music. After months of planning it all came together this weekend.…

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Added by Tipper on November 18, 2008 at 11:38am — No Comments

Hiking In The Mountains

Lately the weather in Southern Appalachia has been spectacular. Cool crisp mornings-warm sunny afternoons. The sort of weather that beckons for a hike. One recent morning, the girls and I heeded the call.

We walked under a canopy of fall colors.

Along the way we: Explored an old barn,…

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Added by Tipper on November 13, 2008 at 12:01pm — No Comments

O Danny Boy

O Danny Boy is one of the most well known and beloved Irish Songs. It's what folks refer to as an "old standard". O Danny Boy is popular world wide-sung by famous vocalists as well as around the family piano-or guitar in my case.

As I researched the old song I discovered some interesting facts:

* While the tune is indeed Irish-the words were written in England

* There are varying opinions about the origin of the… Continue

Added by Tipper on November 9, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Dried Apples

Each summer I can applesauce, apple butter, and apple jelly. This year I decided to give drying apples a try.

The easiest way by far is too use a food dehydrator-but I wanted to use the old simple way of drying the apples in the sun.

I lined my pans with parchment paper and covered my slices with cheese cloth-to keep the bugs off. It took several days (I took them in at night)… Continue

Added by Tipper on November 6, 2008 at 11:22am — No Comments

Appalachian Vocabulary Test

I recently came across some old vocabulary quizzes from an Appalachian Course I took in college, and thought it would be fun to test you as well!

1. addled

2. agg

3. aim

4. allow

5. anti-goglin

6. anty-over

7. arsh

8. ary

9. atter

10. aye gonnies