Tag: Appalachia
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A Move to Substack
Hello, Faithful Readers, and Happy New Year! Close to a year ago, I debuted my author website and began writing a blog about happenings in my life. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure where my writing would go. Yet, as the weeks passed, I found inspiration for essays everywhere I looked, and even when I…
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On Darkness and Chains
At dusk, we gather at the trailhead, deep in Kanawha State Forest. We wear headlamps. Carry flashlights and walking sticks. As daylight slips away, our leader calls us together. We count off—14 hikers in all. “Let’s go!” she finally says. And we are off, boots crunching on the rocky path.
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Murmuration
“A swooping, soaring, diving, winding, everchanging, synchronous aerial dance of thousands— sometimes even hundreds of thousands—of birds, that fills the sky for long moments, like a flittering fireworks finale.”
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A Fast-Food Omen
Settle in … eight-minute read! The words were ominous. And certainly incongruent. They were emblazoned on a Wendy’s billboard I passed recently on my way to a doctor’s appointment. “Misfortune Awaits,” the sign said. “Lucky You.” Sitting at a red light, I read the words again. On a Wendy’s marquee, I’m used to seeing sales…
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Deep Summer
Oh … deep summer. Day after day the sun beats down, as temperatures creep into the nineties. Though there is little rain, the air is thick with moisture. Going outside is like donning a soggy jacket. “Like walking through soup,” one friend says. There is nothing to do but retreat indoors.
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Sheila McEntee 