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Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan

Marion poet cradles the individuals in her lifeby Rob NeufeldReview of: Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan (World Audience trade paper, Apr. 2013, 67 pages)             “The Loving Child” might be an alternate title for Julia Nunnally Duncan’s new book of poems, “Barefoot in the Snow.”  Her title poem…See More
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Vandercooked Poetry Nights at Asheville BookWorks at Asheville BookWorks

June 1, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
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Celia Miles posted a blog post

Celia Miles' new novel, sequel to Sarranda, is available in paper and Kindle

http://www.celiamiles.comSarranda's Heart: A Love Story of Place is now available in regional independent bookstores and on Kindle, soon on Amazon.See More
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Montreat College Friends of the Library--Tommy Hays, speaker at Montreat College Gaither Fellowship Hall

June 15, 2013 from 12pm to 2:30pm
June 15, 2013 Annual luncheon of the Montreat College Friends of the Library.  Tommy Hays will be speaking about his novel The Pleasure Was Mine and previewing his upcoming  What I Came to Tell You.  Lunch at 12:00 noon in Gaither Fellowship Hall.  $15.00 for lunch and speaker.  Speaker only at 1:00 pm in adjacent Gaither Chapel $10.00.  Annual dues: $15.00Reservations:  828-669-8012 Ext. 3502 or 3504See More
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Joe Perrone Jr. posted a blog post

As the Twig is Bent is Available Now in Audiobook

As the Twig is Bent, the original book in the Matt Davis Mystery Series by Joe Perrone Jr, is now available as an audio book from Audible.com and iTunes.  Opening Day and Twice Bitten, the second…See More
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Charles Fletcher at CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE

May 17, 2013 from 1pm to 7pm
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High Country Festival of the Book at Tweetsie Railroad, Watauga High School

June 21, 2013 at 8:30am to June 22, 2013 at 4pm
BISCUITS, BOOKS & BALLADS Join us June 21 for dinner at historic Tweetsie Railroad with NY Times Best-Selling Author, Sharyn McCrumb Tickets $50.00http://www.highcountryfestivalofthebook.com/tickets-for-biscuits-books--ballads.html    - WRITING WORKSHOP - June 21 from 8:30 - 4:00 At the Watauga County Public Library…See More
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Chuck Connors's Blog – September 2009 Archive (8)

'Coons Across the Creek

Late at night the ‘coons would come from across the creek

to noisily eat at our dog’s bowl.



The mama ‘coon would bring her kits,

stepping so lightly on the dry stones in the creek.

One-by-one each would quickly leap

from dry stone to dry stone until all were safely across.



They would cross the old country road in front of our property,

carefully looking both ways for errant farm hands coming back from town after an evening of drinking in the town’s… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 25, 2009 at 2:07am — No Comments

Playing with the Cows

When I was a kid everybody said cattle were about the dumbest animals around.

Uncle Homer said “you can’t drive cattle from one 20 acre field to another

without some of ‘em trying to go through the fence instead of the gate!”

But I knew it wasn’t true because my friends the calves and me would play games during the summer in the field behind the barn.



Each summer’s morning when the dew was still damp upon the grass I’d take the sweet feed for the half-grown heifers and… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 25, 2009 at 12:53am — No Comments

Little Foxes

Dreary, foggy, rainy days;

days when most people

want to stay inside and read and sleep



While little birds hide in the bushes,

feathers wet and dripping, looking dejected;

peeping forlornly, fearful of predators



The land covered with a diffuse, mellow light;

neither day or night, it seems to go on forever,

twilight from early morning until black night



One late summer’s day I took a walk in the rain

Listening to the raindrops… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 22, 2009 at 12:34am — No Comments

Land of Puzzling Tales

What about relations between men and women?

Why is it that we fuss and fight (or worse)?



Do you think it was different in the beginning

when we were running around in fig leaves?



Could it be we’re opposite sides of the same coin;

Human and definitely not perfect also?



Or are we really from different planets;

women from Venus and men from Mars?



We live in a time caught between good and evil,

a strange place seemingly neither… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 22, 2009 at 12:28am — No Comments

Woodpile

Groundhog’s livin’ in the woodpile;

country livin’ at it’s best

You and I might not think much of it,

but it sure passes the groundhog’s test



Eight foot high and pretty wide,

that wood pile’s got lots of room

With lots of twisty tunnels underneath,

that old groundhog ain’t goin’ nowhere soon



We got a groundhog livin’ in our woodpile,

Yeah the whistle-pig’s got him a nest

Pretty high-class livin’ for a groundhog,

much better’n… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 13, 2009 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Purple Harvest

Padding through the forest feeling kinda’ mean

Sniffed peculiar bushes, their leaves the palest green



Got a bit closer, what’s hangin’ from them leaves?

Dark, round blueberries, a purple harvest just for me



Pop ‘em in my mouth, scrunch, scrunch, scrunch

Big juicy blueberries, cheeks, fill ‘em up like a chipmunk



Can’t stop eaten’ ‘em as I move from bush-to-bush

A blueberry feast goin’ swoosh, swoosh, swoosh



Uh oh, what’s that? I… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 13, 2009 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Big Rock

All alone on the Big Rock, out in the grassy field

Staring at the mountains, wondering what it means to be real



Nothing I’ve ever tried, worked for very long

I failed at everything--sold my talents for a song



All my hopes they turned to ashes

All my dreams were scattered to the winds



And whenever I’ve reached my heart out

Love’s rejection became a rout



And if I really tried, I could almost see the goal

Until my plans fell… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 13, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

The Campfire--Redux

Deep in the primeval forest

Way past the back of beyond

A cheery glow in a secret glen welcomes the traveler anon



Outside the sphere of the campfire

The shadows dance around

Our faces contemplative—no cares and certainly no frowns



The fragrant logs pop and hiss

And slowly disappear

We think we control nature and so have lost our fear



I step out in the darkness

And look up to the sky

Beholding God’s creation and still I… Continue

Added by Chuck Connors on September 13, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

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