Category Archives: Books

Homeplace under siege

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

An excerpt from Damn Yankee Buttons: Essays and Short Stories, a book I am writing Our home place is now under siege by a blight on the land. Bull Creek is empty of people, hardwood trees, ginseng, yellow root, and most … Continue reading →

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Robert Byrd

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

An excerpt from Damn Yankee Buttons, A book of essays and short stories I am working on: Near the end of his life, after a political career of supporting the coal industry, Senator Robert Byrd expressed misgivings about mountain top … Continue reading →

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Some Favorite Quotes

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

A Few of My Favorite Quotes  “They put their hand to the flinty rock, and overturn mountains by the roots. They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing. The sources of the rivers they … Continue reading →

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Four-Letter Words

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

An excerpt from my next book Damn Yankee Buttons “We will cease to be so angry once we cease to be so hopeful. – Alain de Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy   Alain de Botton’s take on Montaigne is worth … Continue reading →

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I Am Reading

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

The Origin of Species  by Charles Darwin–easy to read, no kidding. The Olcott Correspondent by Jim Ryan. Jim is my barber in Alum Creek, West Virginia Just finished reading The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change and Basketball’s … Continue reading →

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