Appalachia is a region and a mind-set.
Appalachia has few large cities, our economies are land-based and, unless you live here, we’re probably not what you think.
It’s “Appal-achia.” As in, “If you keep that up, I’ll throw this apple atcha.” But in fact, we won’t.
We tend toward heart-blessing kindness in the way of small-town folks who rely on each other in good times and bad, and live together regardless.
Weighing in at nearly three pounds, “Writing Appalachia: An Anthology,” edited by Katherine Ledford and Theresa Lloyd, is too big to pack but too wonderful to miss.
Persons:
we’re, “, King James Bible, ”, Katherine Ledford, Theresa Lloyd, — James Still, Jesse Stuart, Harriette Simpson, Steven Stoll’s, Stoll, otherness
Locations:
Appalachia, Georgia , Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, State