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Riverside, fiction by Kurt Taylor
Nicole swung around the corner of the café counter in her smooth way, balancing a tray of dishes and coffee cups, just right, before stacking everything in the bus tub. She wore the same tight-fitting white outfit she cleaned every … Continue reading
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The Wiliiamsport Sun-Gazette on Marcellus Shale
Politicians propound challenge of gas growth is balancing fact, fiction Cheryl Clark writes in the Sun-Gazette: WELLSBORO, PA — As gas drilling protestors staged a vigil outside, state and federal legislators spoke about that hot topic Thursday at the Tioga … Continue reading
EPA Limits Mountaintop Removal
Only a little overdue… By Christopher J. Jackson Register-Herald Reporter BECKLEY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tightened limitations on mountaintop removal with new actions to “clarify” and strengthen guidelines for Appalachian mining permits. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said … Continue reading
Blood Brothers by John McManus
I first met Ray up in the mountains at the I‑40 rest stop, where I used to go to meet guys sometimes. I found him leaning against a wall, albino-pale, with these watery fish eyes. We messed around in a … Continue reading
QUADBERRY’S CREAMSICLE: A Ghazal For Barry Hannah
A spectral kid named Swanly, delivered shivery Delta banjo licks with mad love. Eyes rolled back, to the whites of Barry Hannah. In the irreducible jet stream, fighter pilots whistle "Born on the Bayou." Cryogenic curly cues spell sonic boom: Barry Hannah. … Continue reading
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Summer Redneck Games
I want to go, just to touch the General Lee (like you needed me to link that). Where I grew up, there was no cable. You got, depending on where your house was, two and sometimes three TV channels. The Dukes of … Continue reading
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Mountain Dew Mouth, Not Just Meth-Mouth
I'd just like to note here that my addiction to Mountain Dew ended at about age 24, or when I left grad school. Further, I'd like to point out that I lost 20 pounds in a month simply switching to … Continue reading
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Clay Matthews' Poem in Girls with Insurance
This is a poem, by Clay Matthews, posted at Girls with Insurance today. It fits right in here, but please follow the link and read the other good stuff they have to offer, then visit Ghost Road Press or Blazevox … Continue reading
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Ron Rash's New Collection: Burning Bright
You don't have to pay much attention to this blog to know I'm a huge Ron Rash fan. His new collection Burning Bright arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm saving it until tonight when I can devote full attention to … Continue reading
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Class Issues, or Everything's OK if You've Got the Money
Check out what Paul Toth has to say on the issue: "in every case in which multiculturalism is addressed by textbook and/or professor, nowhere to be found is any mention of economic class diversity. As I see it, poor whites, blacks and … Continue reading