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Revisiting my most popular post about . . . SEX
A year and a half ago I posted the following. It has consistently gotten more hits than anything else I've ever run. I think that's pretty interesting. Apparently, Christian sex is a hot topic. So what do you think? Are Christians too quiet about God's gift of...
The Language of Place
Earlier this week when I wrote about going out on the Hogback on our family farm to think, read, and write, I realized not everyone knows that word. A hogback is simply a hill that slopes like the back of a hog, but on our farm it's a specific place--The Hogback. It...
Appalachian Fine Dining–Wild Greens
It's that time of year. That time when the old folks would be shunning preserved foods for something fresh. Something green. Poke sallat is tender and green. Fiddleheads look like belated Christmas ornaments. Ramp dinners are raising money all up and down the...
Inside the Rhododendron Hedge
I took Thistle for her morning walk yesterday along the same side road we take most mornings. As we headed up a steep bit, she stopped to nose through the leaves on the side of the road (whew--puff, puff--suits me!). As she poked around, I noticed an opening in the...
Feasting on Spring
We've had a mild winter, but it feels like it's been hanging on for far too long. The past week has finally been a delight of warm days, cool nights, and the singing of peepers. So when I tried to think what to make for supper last night, I felt a sudden craving for...
Introducing . . . Appalachian Wednesdays
My books are set in Appalachia--primarily West Virginia (the only state entirely in Appalachia). I chose that setting because it's where I grew up and because I have a passion for these mountains--these soft, well-worn, Eastern mountains. So I've decided to devote one...
A Spring Hike–My Tonic
It's finally spring in the mountains of Western North Carolina. We had a mild winter, but it just wouldn't go away. At long last we had a lovely weekend with highs near 70 and lots of sunshine. The kind of weather I wouldn't mind having ninety percent of the time. Now...
I Need Your Advice . . .
My Kindle is dead. And it's outside the warranty. I can't complain TOO much because I have USED this thing. I mean, some of the letters are worn off the little keyboard at the bottom. I once scorned e-readers and now I've worn one slap out. Amazon will give me a...
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