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Appalachian Writers

Appalachian Writers

http://www.appalachianwriters.blogspot.com

This a web journal featuring the work of a staff of contributing writers from the Appalachian region of the US.

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  • A Soldier\'s Wife...

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 17:20 in wives, Soldiers, families, military families, veterans day

    It's a hard life being a soldier. But for many, the guys and gals deployed are just half the story. It doesn't seem right that military spouses not be recognized for their sacrifice as well; it is only right and fitting to do so.It takes a special br...

  • Please Remember Me...

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 22:11 in appreciation, Sacrifice, heritage, veterans day

    ... We will....

  • Dinner With The Devil

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 06:00 in loss, grieving, growing old, regrets

    Darkness bites a quarter chunkOut of Harvest MoonWhittling pink, pale fleshDown to sizeDown to sizeDown to sizeStreams of moonbeamsDribble down his chinAs I feelMy penance startMy darkness follows suitDown deep insideDown deep insideDown deep insideS...

  • Morning Garden Guests

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 09:52

    Inside the perfect purple trumpet streaked with lilac pinkGlittering drops of dew wash flowery veils of velvet sinkPsychedelic gramophone speaker hums with poetryThere nutritious nectar feeds the hungry bumblebeeGathering pollen for his poem, he hums...

  • Appalachian Apparitions...

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 17:02 in appalachian heritage, shelby lee adams

    I stumbled across this today and it sure takes me back. I've been thinking a lot about my mountains lately. It seems that when the fall of the year rolls around and the woods are on fire, I get a yearning to go home.These is where I come from, this i...

  • Second Savior

    Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 23:42

    There is a special reserve I keep for the dull and dismal hoursWhen the cold rain beats on my window pane and the milk of kindness soursThe memory is of friendship cherished far beyond the graveA certain face that has its place in every treasured tho...

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