If you drive far enough down the backroads of Southwest Virginia, past the rolling pastureland and the quiet hollers where the mountains fold in on themselves, you’ll find a place called Plasterco. It is small […]
There are places in every small town that do more than sit on the map. They settle into the memory. In Chilhowie, one of those places has always been the Rainbow Motel and Restaurant. Long […]
Mountain hospitality is a funny thing. Outsiders think it means we’re all sweet tea and porch swings, waving at strangers like we’re in a parade. And sure, we can be friendly. But real mountain hospitality […]
Kudzu is the only plant I know that wakes up every morning choosing violence. Most plants mind their business. Kudzu looks around, cracks its knuckles, and says, “I think I’ll take that mailbox today.” You […]
Sometimes “that” word will catch my ear. I might hear it in a grocery store line or from a tourist studying a map like it’s written in code. Or maybe I’ll hear it on a […]
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