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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

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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

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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

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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

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