Appalachia Rising

What does it mean to be Appalachian? Do you have images of barefoot people in worn out clothing sitting on the porch of a crumbling log cabin? Perhaps stories of…

A dream job… is there really such a thing? From the time we can talk people begin asking us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As…

I recently saw a Facebook posting by one Appalachian person toward a group of other Appalachian people that was derogatory and it broke my heart. The worst part is the…

Growing up my family had a love/hate relationship with telling scary stories. My sister, Linda, was the best at coming up with tales that could make us shake to the…

I attended a story circle workshop many years ago where each participant was given a brief amount of time to tell his/her story. A topic was chosen and approximately thirty-five…