This project is a collection of short stories, non-fiction, and poetry, most of which have been previously published in smaller, more regional journals or publications, or which have placed in various contests. I hold the copyright to each work included in this project. Individually and together, they mostly present snapshots of growing up in Appalachia, life in a world where children created their own entertainment in the days before home computers, mobile telephones, and video games; a time and place when family, faith, and friends meshed easily and pretty fully, despite what kind of people...