Appalachian Stories

58 Stories

In Wilderness Found by SLC710
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In Wilderness Foundby SLC710
Even though that pistol is aimed on the space right between his eyes, his awe is outweighing his fright. His admiration for her strongly set jaw and her confident grip o...
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Fairy Crosses - ONC 2024 by CBMokedi
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Fairy Crosses - ONC 2024by CBMokedi
'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...
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A New Tailypo - A Retelling of a Folktale with a Twist by GDeNofa
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A New Tailypo - A Retelling of a F...by Gina
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...
Mafia Nanny by abflynn
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Mafia Nannyby A.B. Flynn
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...
Change  by alyssataylor02
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Change by alyssataylor02
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...
My experience on the Appalachian Trail by IsThatEmory
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My experience on the Appalachian T...by Anonymous
This is the story of my first backpacking trip.
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The Frontiersman by madgenius_shuvo
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The Frontiersmanby madgenius_shuvo
Someone had to cross the Appalachian Mountains, to explore the unexplored, to cross swords with an unknown danger and to build something that nobody has thought of. Nobo...
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Moonshiners' Hollow by stromatolites
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Moonshiners' Hollowby siren
𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒❜ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 The headline is plastered all over the Fayette Tribune, accompanied by a picture of the gravel lane lined w...
Dirty Faces- Book 1 by Shubird
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Dirty Faces- Book 1by Miranda
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...
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My Beloved Monster: A Tale of Mechanical Horror by LukeBauserman
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My Beloved Monster: A Tale of Mech...by Luke Bauserman
"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...
The Ditch Witch      #TNTHorrorContest by JcMoore4
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The Ditch Witch #TNTHorrorCon...by TheJCMOORE
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...
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These Little Rays of Light by invader_kaylax
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These Little Rays of Lightby Kayla Hackney
Some of it is Appalachian-themed. Most of it is nature-themed. All of it needs work ;)
Bean Sidhe by RedDesilets
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Bean Sidheby Reagen Dandridge Desilets
After her parents' death, Niya becomes a recluse from society. Her best friend, Rebecca, takes her backpacking in the Carolina Appalachian Mountains, hoping to lift her...
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Appalachian Ale by xRebeccaDarling
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Appalachian Aleby Rebecca
The title may change. I'm not really sure what I'm doing, where I'm going, or why I'm posting this. We'll see. Loosely based on real events.