Appalachian Stories

Not much ever seems to happen in the Appalachian coal-mining town where Ginny lives with her family. That all changes at the start of the summer of 1940, when a letter a...

The Appalachian Mountains are home to some of Mother Nature's finest work. They are also home to some of Evolution's worst mistakes. This is the true story of a social w...

Have you ever spent a night in the wilderness? Or have you ever hiked a trail? These are the things Kailey has never done. Come and join Kailey and her friends on an adv...

A series of short stories about the adventures (or misadventures) of a boy living in the Appalachian mountains, named Crooked Nail.

'Fairy Crosses' are believed to have formed where fairies danced in little valleys between the mountains. On certain nights of the year, settlers believed they could fin...

Paranormal Appalachian beliefs. Death

As an avid hiker and 4th-grade teacher, I decided to write a book about my section hikes of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Working at a year-round school, I get the benef...

Teen, Witchcraft, Appalachian life, historical fiction, supernatural, romance, drama, action

An alternate tale of the Appalachian legend about a lone person's encounter with a strange, tenacious creature. Artwork by DA Artist SkekLa. Do not use/share art without...

Dorian has taken a wrong turn on his backpacking trip. The man he meets, Holden, is odd but kind. But is there something he is not telling Dorian?

Short short story. Appalachian humor.

Controversial Appalachian justice, religion and custom. Based on true events.

"Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride straight to the devil." Those were the last words Cuzzin Jimbo said to me before I climbed into Frankenstein, my firs...

When Grace Thompson finds herself running from the only home she has known with her younger sister and a strange woman from the city she never expected to end up in Virg...

Tania is a wife and soon to be a mother. That is, if she can keep the doctor from stealing her babies. Everybody tells her she's just being an overprotective mother but...

Rory Callum never wanted this. He'd never asked to live forever. He'd never asked to be alone for eternity. And he'd sure never asked to be cursed to shift into a bear o...

When Judith Moore finds a dead man on the floor of the dining room, she realizes that the family that hired her as a nanny may be hiding a few secrets. Asked to spy on h...