"Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis," a new book by Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville assistant professor of health and wellness, has been getting a lot of attention. In fact, on November 24, it landed in the widely respected Jane Brody health column in the New York Times. The article was one of the most emailed stories in the Times that day. The exposure also helped boost book sales. "Building Bone Vitality" jumped more than 1,000 spaces in…
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Added by UNC Asheville on November 30, 2009 at 4:15pm —
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Hi readers and writers:
How much is the right amount of social networking?
I have a website
www.hikertohiker.com and a blog on that website,
www.hikertohiker.com/thishikinglife
I just signed up for Facebook. I realize that most of you have been on Facebook for
a while.
Now I read about this conference on social networking…
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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 28, 2009 at 6:52pm —
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Chuck,
If it is convenient, please come to my reception at City Lights on Friday, December 4 at 7:00. I have been reading your blog and website and we have a bit in common. The reception is for the "official release" of the DVD of my play,
"Nance Dude," which I have been doing with Elizabeth Westall for the past 12 years. I am hoping that the reception might also serve as an opportunity to discuss Appalachian folklore/history/folk heroes as potential subjects for writing.
Gary…
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Added by Gary Carden on November 28, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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Dark fall days, night falls early
Mountains loom black, against an indigo sky
First star of the evening, twinkles brightly in the west
People scurry home, like squirrels scampering to their nests
Early Christmas decorations, light up the avenues
Window shoppers gaze expectantly, at toys in store windows
Strangers pass in the night, mouthing holiday greetings
Houses in the neighborhoods, cozy and warm
Yet something’s not right, not quite…
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Added by Chuck Connors on November 25, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Over at the
Flatiron Writers blog, Heather Newton has posted a lovely piece about how she came to name her novel, "Under the Mercy Trees," which has been accepted for publication. Congratulations, Heather!
Added by Caralyn Davis on November 25, 2009 at 11:36am —
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I'm at the
North Carolina Writers Network Conference in Wrightsville Beach. Over 172 members from all over North Carolina and beyond are meeting to talk about improving writing and marketing your book. Though the Network is top-heavy with novelists and people writing memoirs, I gave a workshop
on "how to write a how-to" with Malcolm Campbell from Charlotte.
Danny Bernstein…
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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 21, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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I'm at the
North Carolina Writers Network Conference in Wrightsville Beach. Over 172 members from all over North Carolina and beyond are meeting to talk about improving writing and marketing your book. Though the Network is top-heavy with novelists and people writing memoirs, I gave a workshop on "how to write a how-to" with Malcolm Campbell from Charlotte.
Danny Bernstein…
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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 21, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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Blue, blue farscape,
Wave upon wave of mountains.
What others strode here before me?
Did they marvel at what they saw?
Earth seems so empty,
Trackless forests, fields and hills.
I feel the spirits of the old ones
As they pass this way still.
Chuck Connors, November 21, 2009
Added by Chuck Connors on November 21, 2009 at 7:30am —
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UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program has launched a new online literary magazine, “The Great Smokies Review.” The magazine offers former and current students of the Great Smokies Writing Program an opportunity to share not only their creative work, but their writing experiences and expertise, as well.
“As the Great Smokies Writing Program approaches ten years of bringing quality writing workshops to the Western North Carolina community, it is only fitting that we offer a…
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Added by UNC Asheville on November 20, 2009 at 5:35pm —
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Some writers can use language to create images that evoke the gamut of emotions. Some writers can tell a darn good story. But not every writer can do both.
Paula Kane, a long-time student in the Great Smokies Writing Program, is a card-carrying member of that special class of writers whose words can make you shiver with their beauty while still satisfying your desire for plots and character development. Her short story, "The Color of Magic," appears in the premier issue of The Great…
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Added by Caralyn Davis on November 18, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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Time for this month's Vocabulary Test:
1.Gall
2.Gander
3.Give out
4.Give in
5.Go devil
1.Gall-nerve. "The gall of her to talk about me after I bent over backwards to help her!"
2.Gander-look, stare. "Take a gander at that set of woods and see if you don't think it'd be a good place to hunt."
3.Give out-tired. "After a long day at work I'm usually give out."
4.Give in-to announce or submit.…
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Added by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:12pm —
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Time for this month's Vocabulary Test:
1.Gall
2.Gander
3.Give out
4.Give in
5.Go devil
1.Gall-nerve. "The gall of her to talk about me after I bent over backwards to help her!"
2.Gander-look, stare. "Take a gander at that set of woods and see if you don't think it'd be a good place to hunt."
3.Give out-tired. "After a long day at work I'm usually give out."
4.Give in-to announce or submit.…
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Added by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:12pm —
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When Pap was a boy, corn was the most important crop folks grew-I guess it still is for many farmers. Corn not only helped people survive through the winter-it was also necessary to ensure the farm animals survived the winter months too.
Here in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia, it was typical for folks to leave their corn in the field until it had been frosted on a few times and was completely dried out before the process of…
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Added by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Every once in a while, even I have to get out of the mountains.
This weekend, I'll be attending the
North Carolina Writers Network at Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington.
I'll be presenting a workshop on
How to Write a How To.
Most people who attend are novelists or write memoirs but
the Network recognizes that "how-to" of all types sell.
I encourage folks to join the North Carolina Writers…
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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 17, 2009 at 5:44pm —
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Little girl running on the sidewalk, how far from your mother will you go?
Is running a dress rehearsal for adulthood?
Or is it just a game,
Something only a child would know?
Skipping back and forth on the sidewalk
A little further every time
Seems like so much of my life
Has been wasted on song and wine
And when I vacillated so much
Not sure of what to do
Shying away like a young fool
From a lover’s gentle…
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Added by Chuck Connors on November 16, 2009 at 1:01pm —
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Whenever I think of you
It’s always your wonderful eyes
Windows of the soul
Love lights on the world
At times I’ve seen your anger
Flashing eyes, storm clouds and wind
Other times I see the hurt and pain
The past re-played again
Our eyes show our soul-strength
The strength to hold to life itself
A tremendous strength of will
Who of us perseveres, only time will tell?
Through your eyes sometimes I see the joy,
A…
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Added by Chuck Connors on November 16, 2009 at 12:45pm —
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Past the midnight hour, way into the small hours of the night
I sit staring into the blackness, pondering what’s wrong and what’s right
Should I have grimaced and told the truth, risking all on trust and empathy
Or told sweet lies with a straight face, getting what I want without frippery
No answers come this late, only questions seem to grow
The pain of living hits me hardest when I’m all alone below
My only chance is to help another—someone facing more pain…
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Added by Chuck Connors on November 16, 2009 at 11:17am —
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Help requested:
My pictorial history book is to be submitted by e-mail to an on-line book…
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Added by Margaret Shook on November 15, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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I'm going to be at the Smoky Mountains Book Fair in Sylva on Saturday.
Check out
their link
and come on out. It's only 45 minutes from Asheville.
Sylva is a sweet town with several good restaurants.
City Lights, their bookstore, is awesome.
So I hope to see you there - along with many other authors.
But I'll be giving away chocolate.…
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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 10, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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My fall garden is producing a bumper crop of radishes, greens, and turnips. I made sure to plant my seeds on the appropriate day-dictated by the zodiac signs.
Back in the summer I attempted a sign test and a few folks played along. The test didn't really work out-first, I was unorganized and waited too late in the season to start, second-many of us ran into things we couldn't control-like mother nature and conniving chipmunks. There…
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Added by Tipper on November 8, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Landon Godfrey posted an event
Joe Perrone Jr. posted a blog post
CHARLES C FLETCHER posted an event
Book by UNC Asheville Professor Featured in New York Times
Too much social networking?
My reception
Secrets of the Past
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 13
Project
