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Budweiser Blues, fiction by Cecile Dixon

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Rusty

Bud­weis­er Blues by Cecile Dixon Lar­ry When my olé lady, Kourt­ney run off with Dwayne, I took to drink­ing beer. A lot of beer. I still got up every morn­ing and went to work. My broth­er Jimmy’s sheet rock busi­ness didn’t … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Forthcoming from Chris Offutt: Country Dark

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Rusty

This­April 2018 book by Chris Offutt seems to neat­ly cross two of my prime obses­sions, crime fic­tion and Appalachia. Be sure to pick it up. It's a guar­an­teed good read. His first work of fic­tion in near­ly two decades, (Coun­try Dark is … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Out of the Mountains, Appalachian Stories by Meredith Sue Willis

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Rusty

Here's one to look out for: OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS, APPALACHIAN STORIES By Mered­ith Sue Willis; Ohio Uni­ver­si­ty Press, $24.95 paper­back Willis is a native of north cen­tral West Vir­ginia; her home­town is in Appalachia. She is fas­ci­nat­ed by the region … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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