Remembering Janette Carter
By Raymond W. McLain

"Balanced with the responsibilities of raising her family, Janette had a charge to keep, a promise she made to her father, A.P. Carter, when he was near death."

On Your Own
by Stanford Dailey

"Rachel and Chris Lennon are a lot like other young, recently wed couples in America. They met at work. They are both struggling college students closing in on their degrees, and they would like to have a family someday. But this is where the "typical" ends."

"Anyone who's driven winding US 74-A from Asheville to Chimney Rock in North Carolina has certainly noticed the sprawling Sherrill's Inn situated halfway up a switchback mountain at the top of a long, sloping meadow. What travelers may not realize, however, is that "The Big House," as it's known locally, is the central figure in a century-long effort to bring forth good things from the rocky land."

Some Living Room
By Tamara Baxter

"It was time for a serious talk, my mother told me. I should know perfectly well by now that a white girl may not visit a Negro in his room."

Sago
By Fred Sauceman

"We've had our first catastrophe of the year, and we need to start a prayer chain."

Silvy's House
by Ronni Lundy

"It's the front porch that has won me to this house... Stark and simple, it's got no rail around it, only square timbers to hold its roof. Short and crooked brick pillars hold it up, and there's not even a step down to the ground."

Fitting In
By Fred Carlisle

"We had a compelling responsibility, we believed, to Newport and Clover Hollow to serve and not just possess."

Essie
By Grace Marshall

"Quarter after quarter grew in her Mason jars until there was enough money to buy a Sears automatic washer and dryer."

Finding Maryland's First Friends
By Louisa Aronow

"In the dusty light of the National Heritage Museum, Martha held up a small round piece of wood with a flower carved on top. She was feeling the weight of it in her hand as Shirley, our museum guide, said, "My grandmother's was just like that, but rectangular."

On Creating an Encyclopedia of Appalachia
By Jill Oxendine

"The Encyclopedia of Appalachia, a project undertaken by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University, lays bare many essential facts related to these issues.

An Appreciation of the Stoneman Family
By Jack Tottle

"We are indeed fortunate that many of the Stoneman treasures, both musical and historical, now form a special collection at the Archives of Appalachia, located in the Sherrod Library on the East Tennessee State University campus."

Issa Yousef Maayeh's Appalachian Journey
By Camellia Maya

"My father, Chris Joseph Maya, came to America in 1948. He traveled by ship, and the journey took three weeks to complete."

Faith by Judy Loest

Heart Murmur by Elaine Fowler Palencia

Who Can Say What Calls? by Charles Swanson

Salamander by Anna Sunshine Ison

Visitation by Stephen Holt

How Your Finger Speaks to Me by Marianne Worthington

I Can Handle Crazy: Reagan Boggs
By Wayne Winkler

"I told him I don't want it polished; I don't want you going in with your computer and fixing every little glitch."

Music in Brief by Wayne Winkler

A New Leaf - Lightnin' Charlie

Sushi & Gravy - The Last Frontier

Citation - Scott Miller and The Commonwealth

Tulips for Lunch - Chuck Brodsky

Country Women Cope with Hard Times: A Collection of Oral Histories edited by Melissa Walker, reviewed by Chad Berry

What Travels With Us by Darnell Arnoult

Kentucky's Soft Drink Turns 80
By Fred Sauceman

"At a bottling plant in Winchester, Kentucky, the formula for a ginger-flavored beverage has been a family secret for almost eighty years."

Aunt Mary's Slick Tomato Bake
By Michael Sanford

"The ingredients came from her garden, with the exception of a couple of items from the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in Alexandria. The "slick tomato" is a reference to the unctuous pods of okra, cut into rounds and included in the tasty concoction."

Photo and illustration credits (from the top): Carter Family Museum, Stanford Dailey, Renato Rotolo, Tamara Baxter, Fred Sauceman, Randy Sanders, Barbara Carlisle, Grace Marshall, Louisa Aronow, Stoneman Family Collection (Archives of Appalachia), Maya Family, Paul Bishop, Fred Sauceman, & Larry Smith. Images may not be reproduced without permission.

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