tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62798765545709863142024-02-18T23:16:49.660-05:00Mountain Spirits SeriesMountain Spirits Festival is now the Mountain Spirits Series. First event is "Meet the Authors" on Oct. 4, 2014 at the library.Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-38890882804093404842014-10-08T14:45:00.003-04:002014-10-08T14:51:52.161-04:00October 4, 2014There was a lot going on in the area—the Homestead Creamery festival, a band festival and craft show at the high school, Trinity Treasures and the Bridgewater Plaza Festival at the lake, and a host of festivals in neighboring counties—and the first event in the Mountain Spirits series at the library. We didn't have a huge turnout, but a good time was had by all who participated, came by, popped in, etc. Here are a few pictures:<br />
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Ibby Greer sold lots of copies of her new novel, <i>Moonshine Corner: Keys to Rocky Mount</i>. In fact, she sold one while she was setting up Friday evening.<br />
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Lots of folks took a peek through Dwight Hayes' big antique camera.</div>
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It was a great opportunity for authors to socialize while setting up their displays. Shea LeMone talks to Ibby Greer while Jim Morrison unpacks his books.</div>
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Two children's authors—Lisa Chitwood (<i>Hunt With Your Heart</i>) and Louise Majeski <i>(Amanda the Panda</i>) had something for younger folks.</div>
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Artist Carol Yopp (who shared a table with her author-husband Rodger Doss) looks at some of the books, Jean Schaeffer shows her book to Jim Morrison, and Teena Peters and Shea LeMone wait to greet customers.</div>
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Others mingled and looked. Bill Mithell's artwork is in thebackground below:</div>
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Morris Stephenson was there greeting folks right and left.</div>
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Genealogist Beverly Merritt was there with her granddaughter.</div>
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A variety of books were represented. </div>
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Wonderful music by Marian McConnell . . .</div>
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. . . and Dean Smith and Vanya Davis.</div>
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All in all, it was a fun event.</div>
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<br />Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-69155806100889559672014-09-24T08:51:00.000-04:002014-09-24T08:51:11.034-04:00Voices of Franklin County<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Books about regional history have been popular at Mountain Spirits since its beginning. For the Oct. 4, 2014, "Meet the Authors" event in the Franklin County, genealogist and local historian Beverly Merritt will have her new book, <i>Voices from Franklin County 1861–1865</i>.</div>
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The book is a collection of snippets of area Civil War history gleamed from private letters, newspaper articles, court records, and other sources. In the introduction, the authors state: " This book is an attempt to tell the story of the impact the Civil War had on families in Franklin County, Virginia. It is not meant to be a reference book but a guide for future research." Because the index contains numerous names of county residents, the book could be very helpful to those researching their families.<br />
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The back of the book:<br />
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Especially interesting are the letters written by individuals to members of their family.<br />
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Franklin County was spared destruction during the Civil War, but rumors abounded nonetheless. On page 116, a June 20, 1864, letter from Mary A. Angle of Union Hall to "Stumpy Angle" in Henry addresses some of the rumors about Yankee destruction in the area.<br />
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While <i>Voices of Franklin County, Virginia</i> is a book that you'll want to look at, Beverly Merritt will have several other books, too.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Blacksburg-based author </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Michael Abraham</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> has released a new novel set in the southern West Virginia coal fields. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><i>WAR, WV</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> is the story of a quest for justice following a mining tragedy. </span><br />
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Come visit Michael on Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM until noon in the upstairs meeting room at the Franklin County Library in Rocky Mount, VA.<br />
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If you're a NASCAR fan, you might want to get a copy of Teena Peters' <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clarence-Martins-Boys-PeeWee-Martin-ebook/dp/B00HIKLAFE" target="_blank">Clarence Martin's Boys</a> </i>at the Mountain Spirits "Meet the Author" event from 8:30 AM until noon on October 4 in the Franklin County Library.</div>
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The author at the Franklin County Library in April 2014.</div>
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<b>Marian McConnell</b>, who attended the 2014 festival, will again have her books <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1427570490841356/?ref=22" target="_blank">Murder Hole</a></i> and <i>Emergence</i> with her, but she'll also have some of her music CDs.<br />
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<i>Murder Hole</i> is a collection of legends and history of early explorers, and people who survived accidents in the cave in Catawba. Marian and her husband Dan own the property where the famous cave is located. A <i>Roanoke Times Review</i> of the book is <a href="http://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/columns_and_blogs/blogs/back_cover/book-review-catawba-murder-hole-cave/article_9a089988-b7c1-11e3-bdef-001a4bcf6878.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://deansmithmusic.com/" target="_blank">Dean Smith</a></b> is a local singer and songwriter who teaches at <a href="http://downtownmusicstudio.com/contactus.html" target="_blank">Downtown Music</a> in Rocky Mount. This will be his first appearance at a Mountain Spirits event, but he's widely known in Franklin County and beyond. He'll likely have some of his CDs with him, such as this one:<br />
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Here's a preview of his music: <a href="http://youtu.be/5QT6LlKH4SY">http://youtu.be/5QT6LlKH4SY</a>.<br />
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Come for the books and also enjoy the music at the author event in the new Mountain Spirits Series on Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM until noon.<br />
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This year, Jean will have her own history book—collection of columns she wrote over a couple decades. The book includes many pictures and mentions many families.</div>
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Her words, from the back cover:</div>
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Both of these books are excellent additions to a collection of regional history. For more information bout them, visit the <a href="http://harvestwoodpress.com/" target="_blank">Harvestwood Press website</a>.</div>
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<b>The Mountain Spirits Festival</b> has evolved from a one-day
event into a series of events. Instead of one large festival, several smaller events
will be held periodically at the Franklin County Library.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On October 4 from 8:30 AM until noon in the library’s
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the non-fiction books available on Oct. 4<br /><br /><b style="font-size: medium;">Which authors will be there?</b></td></tr>
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Michael Abraham, Lisa Chitwood, Rodger Doss, Ibby
Greer, Dwight Hayes, Tom Howell, Shea LeMone, Louise Majeski, Marian McConnell,
Beverly Merritt, Jim Morrison, Becky Mushko, Tina Peters, Jean Shaeffer, and
Morris Stephenson will have books to sell and sign. Plus they'll be delighted to chat with any visitors. Tina Hanlon, who maintains the Ferrum College AppLit
website, will have an exhibit of Appalachian literature. </div>
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Also at the library on Oct. 4, Friends of the Library will hold their monthly used book sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also, other creative arts will be featured, including author/guitarist Marian McConnell and Dean Smith who
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Soap-maker Sherrie Mitchell
will have her hand-made soap and artist Carol Yopp will have her note-cards and
wildlife art. Photographers Dwight Hayes and Bill Mitchell will exhibit some of
their work. Dwight Hayes’ old-fashioned camera was a big hit last year, so it will be back to provide
hands-on experience for those who want to see what photography used to be like. Bill Mitchell will also have T-shirts with a Franklin county theme, art,and other creative stuff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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to visit with creative people and talk to them about their creations. With books, music CDs, and art for sale, it’s also an opportunity to buy early Christmas presents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;">At the
Rocky Mount Library’s “Mountain Spirits Series” on Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM until
noon, <span style="color: #262626;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/James-W.-Morrison/e/B001K80UGK">Jim Morrison</a>
will have two books about World War II, one fiction and one non-fiction. Both are
based on Bedford County history. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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popular <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bedford-Goes-War-Virginia-Community/dp/1490341099">Bedford
Goes to War</a> is now in its third edition. To write <i>Bedford Goes to War,</i></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Morrison did extensive
research in Bedford County's library, museum, and courthouse; and and he interviewed
over 30 veterans or their families. The book tells what happened during WWII to
residents of Bedford County, both those who served in the military and those
who remained on the home front. Originally published in hardback by Warwick House,
the third edition is a paperback that Morrison self-published via Createspace
in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;">Morrison’s
historical novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Class-1940-Coming-Age-World/dp/1494927888">Class of
1940: Coming of Age in World War II</a> (Createspace, March 2014), is set in
the fictional Halesford, which closely resemble Bedford County. When WWII veteran
Jeb Fletcher’s grandson and great-grandson pay him a visit, the three go to the
National D-Day Memorial. When his visitors ask him about his own war
experiences, Jeb tells them in a series of flashbacks that chronicle his
teenage years in Virginia and his WWII service in Britain and France. His wife
Ginny was an army nurse; her story, which parallels Jeb’s, is also told. “It is
a story of adventure, service, heroism, sacrifice, and love.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
Roanoke Times article about the book is <a href="http://m.roanoke.com/community/laker_weekly/from-government-scribe-to-world-war-ii-novelist/article_685d971a-bf1b-11e3-ae1b-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rocky Mount Library’s “Mountain Spirits Series” on Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM until
noon, many non-fiction books will be about regional and local history. One work
of fiction, however, contains plenty of history.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ibby
Greer’s new paranormal novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moonshine-Corner-Keys-Rocky-Mount/dp/1500980110"><i>Moonshine
Corner: Keys to Rocky Mount</i></a><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt;">(Createspace, August 2014, 330 pages), is loaded with
Franklin County history from the 1860s, 1880s, and 1930s. When former art
teacher Lacey Brew moves to Rocky Mount and begins work at a real estate
company, the keys she’s given to unlock houses unlock many events that happened
in Rocky Mount’s past. As a newcomer puzzled by what’s she’s seeing as she
moves back and forth from past to present, Lacy resolves to learn about the
town’s history. And she does. As she reads, some of the area’s history is
explained to the reader. Because Lacy is also interested in art, the names of
many local painters are mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“key” part in the story are many local places—The Grove (where Greer lived for
two decades), the Harvester Performance Center, Fort Hill, the post office with
its mural, the historical society, and several local businesses. Many real
local residents—both living and dead—are characters in the book, although names
of several living residents have been changed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you’re a local, you will recognize many local references, and you might have
fun guessing which characters are real people. If you aren’t from around here, this
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Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-50344384174189332422014-05-05T20:36:00.001-04:002014-05-05T20:36:24.158-04:00Festival is now a Series<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mountain Spirits Festival has been down-sized. Instead of a one-day festival, there will now be four smaller arts events—a Mountain Spirits </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Series—spaced throughout the year and held in conjunction with the Friends of the Library book sales on Saturday mornings at the Franklin County Library in downtown Rocky Mount.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">The first event will be the morning of October 4, 2014. "Meet the Authors," featuring local and regional writers, will be in the upstairs meeting room. Authors will chat with visitors about their books, answer questions about writing and publishing, and have books available for sale. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">The used book sale will be in an adjoining room.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Stay tuned to this blog for info about books and authors at the October 4 event.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-1704114892254170802013-10-06T21:13:00.000-04:002013-10-06T21:13:29.528-04:00October 5, 2013We had perfect weather for the 3rd Annual Mountain Spirits Festival. Here are some—but not all—of the folks in the Authors Tent: Marian McConnell, author of <i>The Murder Hole</i>, was an early arrival who had time to practice her guitar.<br />
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Another early arrival, Veronica Church, had moonshine shirts in jars.</div>
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James Nagy, author of <i>Franklin County</i>, displays a poster of some of Rocky Mount's historic sights. Rumor has it that he might have a new book in time for next year's festival.</div>
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Dwight Hayes had his book, <i>Banished From Jehovah's Witnesses</i>, as well as his photos on display. Fellow photographer Bill Mitchell stopped by to check out Dwight's old camera.</div>
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Lots of folks looked through the camera.</div>
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Lots of folks tried to identify some of the people in the photographs below.</div>
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Pam Hain sang with Ladies of the Lake again this year, but this was the first time she was in the tent with her latest book, <i>Murder in the State Capital</i>.</div>
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The Lake Writers have been in this spot for the last three years. Sally Roseveare and Mike Davis have attended all three festivals, but Kim Dalferes—author of <i>I Was in Love with a Short Man Once</i>—was a newcomer.</div>
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JoAnne Anderson (<i>Noble Spirit</i>) was also a newcomer, but Barbara Roberts <i>(What a Christmas!</i>) was a returnee.</div>
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Another novelist and newcomer was Pamala Warren (<i>The Recital</i>). </div>
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Tina Hanlon and Cara Modisett have also been here before. Tina had a wonderful display of Appalachian literature, and Cara had books (Blue Ridge Parkway Impressions and CDs.</div>
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Behind Cara's books was another newcomer, Otis Lee, Jr. (and his wife Michelle), from Earlysville. He's a first time author with his memoir/family history, <i>From South Boston to Cambridge Lawyer</i>.</div>
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To the left of Otis is returnee Ginny Brock, with <i>By Morning's Light.</i> Left of Ginny is Rocky Mount resident Ray Keys, who was very helpful with assisting the authors. Behind the red tablecloth was another Lake Writer here for the first time—Fred Waddell, who wrote<i> What Colleges and Universities don't Want You to See</i>.</div>
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Jean Schaeffer, another first-timer to the festival, had her late father's history/memoir, <i>This Pleasant Land</i>, a well as her own book, <i>She Came with "Only One Suitcase."</i> She'll have another book ready for next year.</div>
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Aaron McAlexander, another newcomer, had his two memoirs, W<i>ill the last One Leaving Mayberry Please Turn Out the Lights</i> and <i>So Much to Learn</i>. His wife Glenda brought some of her beautiful pottery. Festival committee-woman Betty Huffman checks out Aaron's book, while another newcomer, Franz Beisser (<i>Red Solstice</i>) looks on.</div>
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Here I am at my display . . . and visiting with Otis Lee.<br />
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The oldest author at the festival was Lillian Hannabass Howell (<i>Life with Charlie</i>), who shared a table with her son, Tom Howell.</div>
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Not only people were under the tent, but so were some dogs. Joanne Anderson brought her two labs:</div>
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Two charming sheltie therapy dogs visited. Since they participate in a reading to dogs program, they were right at home among books.<br />
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Returning for the third year, was Sally Roseveare's King, who appears in her Smith Mountain Lake murder mysteries. Unlike the other labs in the tent, King isn't a real dog.</div>
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<br />Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-43529740912717404072013-10-03T08:58:00.003-04:002013-10-05T20:41:10.335-04:00Updates 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>. . . a listing of who's who—and where—in art and literature</b></span></div>
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A <a href="http://www.thefranklinnewspost.com/article.cfm?ID=25829" target="_blank">story in Monday's Franklin News-Post</a> gives a good overview of the festival.<br />
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Near the <a href="http://theartisancenteratcr.com/" target="_blank">Artisan Center Along the Crooked Road</a> will be these artists and crafters: Dixie Young, Jessica Altice, Marie Lordi, John Davidson, Shanna Fields, Carol Yopp, Lorraine Roe, Virginia Shirley, Tom Shirley, Robert Iuppa, Sherrie Mitchell, Nancy Hodges, and William Mitchell.<br />
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A few authors have had to cancel because of illness or schedule conflicts. However, barring emergencies, the following authors still plan to be in the Authors Tent in the municipal parking lot on Claiborne Street:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Becky Mushko: <i>Stuck,
Ferradiddledumday, The Girl Who Raced Mules</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <i>Peevish Advice</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <i>Patches on the Same Quilt, Where There's A Will</i>—fiction</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Curtis Nestor: <i>Faith Will
Keep You Afloat, Trails to Triumph, America—Dawn to Dusk—</i>inspirational</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Marian McConnell: <i>The
Murder Hole</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Morris Stephenson (and friends): <i>A Night of Makin' Likker</i>—moonshine history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rex Stephenson: <i>Jack Tales</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—scripts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tina Hanlon: AppLit info<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Franz Beisser: <i>Time and
Place: The Making of an Immigrant, Red Solstice: an MIA's Hell, Lust and Life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Beverly
Merritt's books will be here, although she is unable to attend: <i>The Untold Story of the Clement-Witcher Feud, Franklin County True
Stories, Letters and Recipes from the Grapevine, </i>and others<i>—</i>l</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ocal history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dwight Hayes: <i>Banished</i> and photographs of local/regional scenes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Michael Abraham is unable to attend, but his books will be a Dwight Hayes' table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Shea LeMone: <i>Corner Pride</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <i>The Spring of Unexpected Consequences</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kimba Dalferes: <i>I Was In
Love With a Short Man Once—</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">memoir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Avis Turner: I<i>n the Land
Where Fairies Cried</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—memoir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ginny Brock: <i>By Morning’s
Light—</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">non-fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">James Nagy: <i>Franklin
County</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Joanne M. Anderson: <i>A
Noble Spirit—</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Veronica Church: moonshine
shirt in jar—merchandise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mike Davis: <i>Blind
Consent, Forgotten Children, Tainted Hero</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and others—fiction/suspense<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sally Roseveare: <i>Secrets at Spawning Run, Secrets at Sweetwater Cove</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—SML mysteries<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jean Schaefer (for Max
Thomas): <i>This Pleasant Land</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—history/memoir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pam Hain: <i>Murder
in the State Capitol: The Biography of Lt. Col. Robert Augustus Alston</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (1832-1879); <i>A Confederate Chronicle: The Life of
a Civil War Survivor)<b> </b></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Aaron McAlexander: <i>Will the Last One Leaving Mayberry Turn Out the Lights</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">; <i>So Much to Learn, So Little Time</i>—memoir (plus his wife will have some of her pottery)<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cara Modisett: <i>Blue Ridge
Parkway Impressions, Blue Ridge Parkway – Celebration</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tom Howell: Lillian
Howell’s memoir, <i>Life With Charlie</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Barbara Roberts: <i>What a
Christmas!, Not in Your Wildest Dreams</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Otis Lee: <i>From South
Boston to Cambridge. . .—</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">memoir with
ancestor info, Halifax Co. info<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rodger Doss: <i>Shine</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pamala Warren: <i>The Recital</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">—fiction</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Fred Waddell: </span><i>What
Colleges And Universities Don't Want You To See</i><span style="font-style: normal;">—n</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on-fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Think of Appalachian literature and the Jack Tales come to mind. Not only will North Carolina author <a href="http://www.lynnsalsi.com/" target="_blank">Lynn Salsi</a> be in the Authors Tent with some of her Jack Tale books, but she'll also tell a Jack Tale or two in the Storytellers Tent, which right next to the Authors Tent. Lynn will have her latest book, the award-winning<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Giants-Choice-Award-Recipient/dp/0938467522" target="_blank"> <i>Jack and the Giants</i></a>, as well as several of her other books.<br />
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Rex Stephenson, who established the <a href="http://www2.ferrum.edu/jacktales/jhist.htm" target="_blank">Jack Tale Players at Ferrum College</a> back in 1975 will also tell a Jack Tale or two—and he'll have some of his Jack Tale scripts for sale in the Authors Tent. (You'll have to at Mountain Spirits Festival early to see him; Rex will have to leave at noon for a rehearsal.)</div>
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<a href="http://www.beckymushko.com/" target="_blank">Becky Mushko</a> will have <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ferradiddledumday-An-Appalachian-Version-Rumpelstiltskin/dp/0984244913" target="_blank">Ferradiddledumday</a></i>, an Appalachian version of the <i>Rumpelstiltski</i>n tale. An <a href="http://www2.ferrum.edu/applit/texts/ferradid.htm" target="_blank">early version of <i>Ferradiddledumday,</i></a> with drawings by Ferrum Elementary School students as well as <a href="http://www2.ferrum.edu/applit//texts/discussFerradid.htm" target="_blank">a study guide</a>, is posted on AppLit. </div>
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If you're looking for non-fiction, former pastor Curtis Nester will have three books this year: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Faith-Will-Keep-You-Afloat/dp/1607916908" target="_blank">Faith will Keep You Afloat</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Faith-Will-Keep-You-Afloat/dp/1607916908" target="_blank">Trails to Triumph</a></i>, and his new book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/America-Dawn-Curtis-E-Nester/dp/1626973997" target="_blank">America—Dawn to Dusk</a></i>.<br />
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Two novelists will have books that readers might find inspirational—and that both young people and older readers will enjoy. JoAnne M. Anderson will be at Mountain Spirits for the first time with <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Spirit-Joanne-M-Anderson/dp/0970654219" target="_blank">A Noble Spirit</a></i>. According to JoAnne's <a href="http://jmawriter.com/Writer/a-noble-spirit-2" target="_blank">website</a>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">It’s a horse story for all ages. The characters are fictional, and Noble, Cash, Kazi and Paloosa are real and true to their equine names, breeds and personalities."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The novel isn't just a horse story—it's a story of people overcoming challenges in their lives. "Against the back drop of a renovated horse farm where an Afghanistan war veteran (Lt. Col. Paul R. Silverton) begins his first civilian job and a girl (Mandy) befriends a horse (Noble), the reader takes a peek into the lives and challenges of everyday people. You’ll meet someone you know in the pages—a friend, neighbor, colleague, school pal or relative." This is a good book for the whole family to read and discuss.</span></span></div>
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Two more good books for the whole family to read (but especially mothers and daughters) are Barbara Roberts' Christian fiction books, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Christmas-B-R-Roberts/dp/1602666040" target="_blank">What a Christmas!</a></i> and its sequel, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Not-Wildest-Dreams-Barbara-Roberts/dp/1609110471" target="_blank">Not in My Wildest Dreams</a></i>.<br />
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The above books aren't the only inspirational books you'll find in the Authors Tent, but they're a good representation of what you might find in the Authors Tent on October 5.</div>
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<br />Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-52267464986016681742013-08-25T15:13:00.002-04:002013-10-03T08:18:28.919-04:00Murder She WroteIf you're a fan of murder mysteries or true crime or both, in the authors' tent on Oct. 5, you'll likely find a book that interests you.<br />
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Some authors will have books involving actual murders. Pamela Chase Hain (who will also be singing at the festival with Ladies of the Lake) will have <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Murder-State-Capitol-Biography-1832-1879/dp/0881464309" target="_blank">Murder in the State Capitol: The Biography of Lt. Col. Robert Augustus Alson (1832-1879)</a></i>. Read more about Hain and her book in t<a href="http://www.roanoke.com/lakerweekly/lakernews/2036460-12/smith-mountain-lake-author-uncovers-family-past-for.html" target="_blank">his article from Laker Weekly</a>.<br />
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Was a murder actually committed in the "Murder Hole" in Catawba, VA? You can read some of the legends in a Roanoke Times article <a href="http://www.roanoke.com/news/1788844-12/few-know-this-caves-deep-dark-secrets.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Or you can buy the book from author Marian McConnell, who owns the property on which the infamous cave is located.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> The<i> Roanoke Star</i> published this<a href="http://theroanokestar.com/2013/03/28/infamous-cave-the-murder-hole-subject-of-new-book-by-local-autho" target="_blank"> article about the book</a> in March. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></div>
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We'll also have some authors making their first visit to Mountain Spirits. Retired physicist Aaron McAlexander will have his two memoirs, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-One-Leaving-Mayberry/dp/0615477208" target="_blank">The Last One Leaving Mayberry</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/So-Much-Learn-Little-Time/dp/0985422513" target="_blank">So Much to Learn</a>. (</i>There really used to be a Mayberry in SW Virginia. Aaron spent time there with his grandparents when he was a child. He attended the Meadows of Dan School where there was <i>so much to learn</i>.)</div>
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Otis L. Lee, Jr., a retired attorney from the Charlottesville area, will have his print copies of his brand new e-book memoir, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/South-Boston-Cambridge-Philadelphia-ebook/dp/B00EJRU370" target="_blank">From South Boston to Cambridge: The Making of One Philadelphia Lawyer</a></i>. Lee, who can trace his family back to Patrick Moon of Halifax County in 1795, dedicates his book "to all the forgotten and unsung members of the Lee, Penick, Williams, and Moon family." In his memoir, Lee traces his family history, tells of his childhood in Charlottesville in the 1960s, and tells many of his personal accomplishments.</div>
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Finally, Jean Schaeffer will have copies of <i><a href="http://harvestwood.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">This Pleasant Land</a></i>, written by her late father, Max S. Thomas. While this book is about area history, it's also memoir of a sort.</div>
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Three books in the above picture are new this year—Don Fink's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Escape-Sky-Donald-E-Fink/dp/1479722413" target="_blank">Escape to the Sky</a></i>, <a href="http://www.fxbiii.com/" target="_blank">Franz Beisser</a>'s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Solstice-MIAs-Hell-Lust/dp/0985763302/" target="_blank">Red Solstice</a></i>, and <a href="http://jmawriter.com/Writer" target="_blank">Joanne M. Anderson</a>'s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Spirit-Joanne-M-Anderson/dp/0970654219" target="_blank">A Noble Spirit</a></i>—and all three authors will be visiting the festival for their first time.</div>
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Several authors are returnees. <a href="http://www.allwordman.com/" target="_blank">Charles Shea Lemone</a> will have his <i><a href="http://mcepub.com/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=e8e907d06ec57854623902e15cae483f" target="_blank">Corner Pride</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Unexpected-Consequences-Charles-LeMone/dp/1936553287" target="_blank">The Spring of Unexpected Consequences</a></i>. <a href="http://barb-whatif.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Roberts</a> will also return with <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Christmas-B-R-Roberts/dp/1602666040" target="_blank">What a Christmas!</a></i> and <i>N<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Not-Wildest-Dreams-Barbara-Roberts/dp/1609110471" target="_blank">ot in my Wildest Dreams.</a></i></div>
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Another group of returning authors have novels are set in the area or have settings inspired by the area. <a href="http://www.sallyroseveare.com/" target="_blank">Sally Roseveare</a>'s two murder mysteries, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spawning-Run-Sally-Roseveare/dp/0741423081" target="_blank">Secrets at Spawning Run</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Sweetwater-Cove-Sally-Roseveare/dp/0741454513" target="_blank">Secrets of Sweetwater Cove</a>,</i> take place at Smith Mountain Lake. While Sally mentions some real places in her novel, the subdivisions where her main characters live are fictional. <a href="http://www.beckymushko.com/" target="_blank">Becky Mushko</a>'s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Patches-Same-Quilt-ebook/dp/B00B8X0MOM" target="_blank">Patches on the Same Quilt</a></i> is set in Penhook and her middle grade novel <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Becky-Mushko/dp/0965941965" target="_blank">Stuck</a></i> is partially set in Union Hall, but Rocky Mount and Bridgewater Plaza are also mentioned. <a href="http://susancoryellauthor.com/" target="_blank">Susan Coryell</a>'s cozy mystery <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Red-Rose-Susan-Coryell/dp/1603184449" target="_blank">A Red, Red Rose</a></i> is set at Moore Mountain Lake, which bears a strong resemblance to Smith Mountain Lake. Rodger Doss's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shine-Moonshine-Murder-Southern-Racing/dp/B002J81VRW/" target="_blank">Shine</a> </i>is set in various places in Franklin County.</div>
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At least two authors at the 2013 Mountain Spirit Festival will have books involved with spirits. Moonshine, that is. Both authors are excellent spinners of yarns.</div>
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One is Morris Stephenson, who was taking orders for his <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/morris-stephenson/a-night-of-makin-likker-and-other-stories-from-the-moonshine-capital-of-the-world/paperback/product-20537070.html" target="_blank">m</a>oonshine memoir in the authors tent last year. This year, he'll have the book, <i><a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/morris-stephenson/a-night-of-makin-likker-and-other-stories-from-the-moonshine-capital-of-the-world/paperback/product-20537070.html" target="_blank">A Night of Makin' Likker</a></i>.</div>
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<i>A Night of Makkin' Likker</i> recounts Stephenson's adventures with both revenuers and moonshiners. As a reporter for the Franklin County newspaper, he was sometimes asked to accompany agents when they destroyed a still. Many of the pictures in his book were taken to illustrate the news stories he wrote about the raids. Because he had developed a rapport with both sides of the law, sometimes moonshiners themselves told him stories or showed him their operations. Many pictures of these adventures are in <i>A Night of Makkin' Likker.</i></div>
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If you stop at his table to chat with him, odds are good Morris Stephenson will tell you a few moonshine tales. If you don't have his book and you're interested in Franklin County history, you'll want to get a copy.</div>
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The other teller of tales is Charles Lytton, a true Appalachian (which he will tell you is <i>Apple-LATCH-un</i>, not <i>Apple-LAY-shun</i>) who will have his latest book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/View-White-Rock-Charles-Lytton/dp/0985273216/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357246528&sr=1-3" target="_blank">The View from the White Rock</a>, </i>at the 2013 Mountain Spirits Festival. The book has several references to moonshine, both drinking and buying.</div>
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Lytton, who was a hit at the first two Mountain Spirits Festivals, will also have copies available of his two previous books about growing up on River Ridge: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-River-bonnets-butter-moonshine/dp/145381437X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357240523&sr=8-1&keywords=Charles+Lytton" target="_blank">New River: bonnets, apple butter, and moonshine</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Side-Pillow-Charles-Lytton/dp/0985273208/ref=pd_sim_b_1" target="_blank">The Cool Side of the Pillow</a></i>. Both are filled with good stories, some of which are a little far-fetched even though Lytton swears they're true. All three books are delightful down-home looks at Lytton's sometimes rough and rugged boyhood and early manhood along the New River.</div>
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One of his chapters is titled "You Can Get Killed About Anywhere," but a lot of the other chapters involve Lytton's taking risks, having hair-raising adventures, and escaping bad situations. In "Diana's First Airplane Ride and maybe My Last," he recounts when an amateur pilot took him and his daughter for a ride in a small plane on a very cold day. The kid loved it; Lytton felt lucky to return alive. In "The Same House, But There was no Ham," he tells of having to heed the call of nature before dawn while squirrel hunting and locating a nearby outhouse (p.132):</div>
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Of course, in <i>The View from the White Rock</i>, Lytton mentions many of his buddies who shared his escapades, moonshine, molasses-making, and trucks. In "Damn, Them Old Trucks Would Run Like a Skeert Hant," he recounts an adventure hauling heifers to the Narrows livestock market, looking for cheap liquor with his buddies, and injuring his arm when the driver swerves a little too close to a tree. "How to Unload a Sow Hog" also involves trucks, livestock, and drinking—all the stuff of good Appalachian yarns. And there are a lot more.</div>
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Lytton might have a college degree or two, but it hasn't hurt his ability to tell a good down-home story. If you like down-home <i>Apple-LATCH-un </i>stories, you'll want to take a look at his books—or at least set a spell and talk to Lytton.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Parts of the info about Charles Lytton were appeared in this blog post: <a href="http://peevishpen.blogspot.com/2013/01/appalachian-views.html">http://peevishpen.blogspot.com/2013/01/appalachian-views.html</a></span></div>
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In anticipation of the crowd, authors started setting up early. Ibby Greer was the first one there. Her late husband's book, <i>The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1934</i>, was popular. Franklin County is, after all, the moonshine capital of the world.<br />
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Some exhibitors brought their assistants. Kayleigh had breakfast while watching Beverly Merritt's display.</div>
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Shea Lemone set up his two novels next to Curtis Nestor's non-fiction book.<br />
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Despite his moonshine jug, Charles Lytton had the most dignified display—but his two books of memoirs are strictly down-home.</div>
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During the day, many book lovers visited the authors' tent and many authors fraternized with each other. Below, Keith Ferrell chatted with Jim Morrison and Cara Modisett.</div>
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Morris visited folks at the Appalachian literature table—Lynn Salsi, Rex Stephenson, and Tina Hanlon.</div>
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Peggy Shifflett and Ethel Born, both members of Roanoke Valley Pen Women, conversed.</div>
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Dwight Hayes had both his photography and his book at his table.</div>
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Judith Riker Damon's display included the pictures that she painted to illustrate <i>A Genteel Spy</i>.</div>
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Several dogs attended the festival. This cute little dog came with Judith Riker Damon.</div>
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But this friendly girl escaped from her nearby home and came to see what was happening. Sally Roseveare, one of the Lake Writers, caught her. Sally's two Smith Mountain Lake murder mysteries feature a black labrador. Soon the owner came and claimed the escapee. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Lake Writers</b>: Mike Davis, already featured in <a href="http://mountainspiritsartsfestival.blogspot.com/2012/09/michael-davis-lake-writers.html" target="_blank">this post</a>, will have romantic suspense and science fiction. <a href="http://www.sallyroseveare.com/" target="_blank">Sally Roseveare</a> will have her two Smith Mountain lake murder mysteries, <i>Secrets at Spawning Run</i> and <i>Secrets at Sweetwater Cove</i>. <a href="http://sunlighting.webs.com/" target="_blank">Ginny Brock</a> will have her recently published memoir, <i>By Morning's Light</i>. Tom Howell, a psychic investigator, will have some steam punk stories and ghost stories, and his mother Lillian's memoir, <i>Life With Charlie</i>. He'll also have some prints of the Boones Mill depot for sale. Jane Smith will have her Christian novel, <i>Finding Amelia</i>. Sue Coryell won't be able to attend but her book. <i>A Red, Red Rose</i>, will be available at the Lake Writers Table. Veronica Church doesn't have a book, but she'll have some moonshine shirts in jars, some moonshine cornhole bags, and some wine bottle ring book marks.<br /><br /><b>Valley Writers</b>:<br />Jim Morrison (who is a member of both Valley and Lake Writers) will have his WWII history book, <i>Bedford Goes to War</i>. Rumor has it that there aren't many left in the current press run. <a href="http://www.lindacheekmd.com/" target="_blank">Linda Cheek</a> will have her novel, Pain Doc, and Dick Raymond might be able to make it with his Civil War poetry collection, <i>Ballads in Blue and Gray</i>.<br /><br /><b>Piedmont Writers</b>: Avis Turner will have her new memoir, <i>In the Land Where Fairies Cried Tears of Stone</i>, Mary Farris will have her poetry, Dorothy Carter will have her young adult novel <i>Facing Fallout</i>, and Margaret Atkins will have her two memoirs—the latest is <i>Two's Company</i>.<br /><br /><b>Virginia Writers Club</b>: Had to cancel.<br /><br />Many people have already bought James M. Nagy's brand new book, <i>Franklin County</i>, and he'll be glad to sign your copy. If you haven't yet bought <i>Franklin County</i>, he'll have copies to sell.<br /><br />Dwight A. Hayes will have his non-fiction book, <i>Banished</i>, and some of his photography. He'll also some of Michael Abraham's books, including <i>Providence, VA</i>. Michael has an out-of-state commitment and isn't able to attend this year's festival.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beckymushko.com/" target="_blank">Becky Mushko</a> will have <i>Stuck</i>, her middle-grade novel and <i>Ferradiddledumday</i>, an Appalachian folktale. She'll also have <i>The Girl Who Raced Mules & Other Stories</i>, <i>Peevish Advice</i>, and <i>Patches on the Same Quilt</i>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jrdart.com/" target="_blank">Judith Riker Damon</a> will have <i>A Genteel Spy</i>, her great-grandmother's memoir of the Civil War (see t<a href="http://mountainspiritsartsfestival.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-genteel-spy.html" target="_blank">his post</a>), and she'll also have some of her own art.<br /><br />Peggy Shifflett will have four volumes of her memoirs of growing up in a holler near Harrisonburg—<i>The Red Flannel Rag, </i><i>Mom's Family Pie, The Living Room Bed</i>, and her new book, <i>On the Way to Toe Town</i>. </span></div>
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Last year, memoirs and books about history were popular at the Mountain Spirits Festival. One book that combines both history and memoir—<a href="http://www.jrdart.com/biography.html" target="_blank">Judith Riker Damon</a>'s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genteel-Spy-Judith-Riker-Damon/dp/0984077383" target="_blank"><b>A Genteel Spy</b></a></i>—will be available at this year's festival.<br />
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During the Civil War, Judith's great-grandmother, Martha Broyles Royce of Franklin, Tennessee, was a spy for the Confederacy. She used the hem of her seven-year-old daughter Betsey's dress to send secret messages to her neighbors—messages that contained information about Union troop movements.<br />
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About a year after her husband Moses enlisted as a scout for Confederate General John Bell Hood's army, Union forces discovered Martha's spying activities. Martha and her two young daughters—Betsey and Sally—were thus forced into exile. Alone and facing an uncertain future, Martha and her daughters made a 1,200 mile journey that lasted two years. Ten years later, when Betsey was in college, she wrote the story of their odyssey. Betsey's granddaughter Judith inherited the manuscript—and the rest is, well, history.<br />
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Having taught young people, I felt it is vital to share this more personal side of the Civil War. Today's generations need to understand that wars are fought through the perseverence and sacrifice of thsoe left at home as well as through soldiers on the battlefield.<br /><i><b>A Genteel Spy</b></i> provides a rare look into the personal lives of a real family during the Civil War: little girls who must learn to play outdoors between practice firings of cannon balls over their heads; taking refuge in the cellar when a battle surrounds their house; salvaging guns from the battlefield afterward; and finally being exiled by the Yankees from their beloved home and friend. Grandmother's memoir reads more like a novel, with full dialogue and "stranger than fiction" characters. It serves as a reminder that sometimes, in the darkest hours, faith and determination are all that stand between life and death.</blockquote>
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While many of the books in the authors' tent at the 2012 Mountain Spirits Festival are about Appalachian history, memoir, cooking, and fiction, several authors affiliated with writers groups—such as <a href="http://www.smithmountainartscouncil.com/lw-home.html" target="_blank">Lake Writers</a>, <a href="http://roanokevalleywriters.org/" target="_blank">Valley Writers</a>, and <a href="http://www.piedmontarts.org/page.cfm?ID=110" target="_blank">Piedmont Writers</a>—offer something else. </div>
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If you like romantic suspense, mystery, and science fiction, <a href="http://www.Davisstories.com/" target="_blank">Michael Davis</a>—a member of Lake Writers—has a book for you. Mike's romantic suspense and mystery books include <i>Blind Consent, Forgotten Children, Tainted Hero, Shadow of Guilt, Veil of Deception, Whispers of Innocence, Righteous Fury, Distant Obsession</i>, and <i>Beyond Forever</i>. His science fiction works include <i>Final Solution, Echoes, Touch of Blue, Rimfire, Brok Hon</i>, and <i>Essence</i>. You can read excerpts from his books at his website: <a href="http://davisstories.com/">http://davisstories.com</a>. </div>
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relationships, Codi Emery is cast into a web of deception and intrigue. Her new
assignment in a compartmented facility, shrouded in extreme defensive measures
and secrecy, pits the young intelligence analyst against her emotions and
nativity on what’s best for her career, and her heart. Serendipitously, Codi
discovers an Arcanum program of clandestine operatives sanctioned not by the
government but the ire of a select group of patriots with a bold plan to
rewrite history. She struggles against competing factions, her loyalty and her
core beliefs. When she confronts her findings, pleas for a sane explanation,
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Trafficking in a previously unknown drug. A dangerous religious cult in an
isolated community. Sounds like headlines ripped straight from today’s
newspaper but it’s the reality of the romantic suspense, Whispers of Innocence.
Enoch Smith, an intelligent, yet psychotic cult leader, uses more than his
flock to execute God’s wrath on a sinful nation and evil government. Yet his
power over the people exceeds mere theological influences, but instead
dominants their very existence. Drake Elliot, a former US Marshal
underestimates the power of the cartel that injures his son, destroys his wife,
and maims himself. Under the guise of protecting his brain-damaged son, Drake
seeks revenge and returns to Arizona to find the cold and calculating people
responsible for this tragedy. Micki Lewis, an investigative journalist in
Tucson, receives a tip regarding the origins of the latest drug to hit the
streets and returns to Alta Vista, home of Enoch’s Children of God community in
which she was once a member. The very same cult that killed Micki’s twin sister
upon learning her attempt to escape. Drake and Micki join forces to uncover the
secrets behind the cult and its success helping children like Drake’s son
recover normalcy. What they find is far worse than just drugs coming across the
border. They share a connection that entwines their lineage and past. One that
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Set during the spring of 1957, the novel is about former police officer Nate Holt, who works as a bartender at Wally's Tavern in Harlem. Holt takes risks and breaks laws in order to help friends solve dangerous problems, a situation his love Lillian Warren is unaware of. When he vows to stem the flow of heroin into the neighborhood, he faces a series of unexpected consequences.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"> An hour into my bartending shift at Wally’s Tavern, a dingy little dive on 145th Street in Harlem, Blinky Carlson walked into the joint. It was a cold and windy midday on a Friday in the spring of 1957, and the weather had turned his face a mottled red. When he sidled up to the bar to slide onto a stool, I could see something was troubling him. There were a few whites who stopped by for a drink and to place bets through me on the numbers racket, but Blinky wasn't one of them. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Being that he was a consummate jazz aficionado, Fifty-Second Street was his scene. He rarely ventured north unless it was to catch an occasional late night show at Small's Paradise or one of the other nearby clubs.<br /> “How's life treating you, Mr. Nate Holt?” He spoke in his usual rapid fashion after unwrapping a herringbone scarf from around his neck and sticking a Lucky Strike in his mouth.<br /> “Everything's copacetic.” I struck a match for the cigarette and set a coaster down on the chipped bar top. “Name your poison.”<br /> “A double shot of Cutty, straight up.” He unbuttoned his charcoal gray overcoat, removed a black jeff from his head, set it on the bar top and then with an unsteady hand brushed back his thinning, red hair.<br /> When I set the scotch in front of him, he wasted no time gulping half of it down. Except for his hip jazzman shades, which he no doubt wore to conceal a nervous facial tick, Blinky looked like the thirty-five-year-old accountant, which he was, being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. I took care of my regulars and then positioned myself on a stool across from him.<br /> “What brings you so far uptown, Blink?” I asked, giving the narrow room another once over to see if my services were needed.<br /> “I came to see you.” He took his shades off, folded them and laid them beside his cigarettes. “This morning I happened to read an article you wrote a couple of months back for <em>The Uptown Beat</em>. It was on a gig Miles did down at Cafe Bohemia.”<br /> “And…” I urged him on. Only a few months into writing my music column, I was eager for any and all feedback.<br /> “I thought the praise you lavished on him was more than well deserved. I especially liked the part that read, if I may quote you, brother: 'Now that Bird has departed for that big band in the sky, there's nobody on the set who's moving with the force and innovation Miles Davis exhibits with his new quintet'.”<br /> “No exaggeration there.”<br /> “I was happy to see you also mentioned Coltrane and Cannonball, favorably.” His right eyebrow jumped up like an exclamation mark, as he seemed to take stock of his reflection in the mirror that ran the length of the bar behind me.<br /> “Yeah, I never thought I’d hear a group like them. All those geniuses together on the same stage.”<br /> “Like I said, it was a good piece of writing.”<br /> “Thanks, Blink.” I replenished his glass and waved off his attempt to pay. “On the house.”<br /> “Ever hear of a young kid named Joe Weathersby?” he asked a moment later.<br /> “Can’t say I have.”<br /> “Well, I’m not surprised. He's only twenty years old and still studying at Julliard.”<br /> “What’s he play?”<br /> “He’s a tenor man, who coincidentally comes from your hometown, Philly.” He smiled briefly. “But he’s not just any tenor. I’m not jiving, man, when I say this kid’s got the bebop chops down and tons of raw talent to match. Given a little time on the set, and any and everybody who seriously follows the music will have heard of him.”<br /> “Is that so?” I said, wondering why I’d never heard the fella play. “How long's he been in town?”<br /> “Since the September before last. He came downtown one night, though, for an open-mike jam with Dizzy and some of the cats a couple of months back. I happened to be in the joint at the time. Man, talk about extraordinary. He does things in the upper register I didn't think could be done. I mean he’s bad, bad, bad!” He downed more scotch. “He even had Dizzy scratching his head in amazement.”<br /> “So, when can I hear him play, so I can make up my own mind?”<br /> “Soon,” he said, with a deeply etched frown carved in his prominent forehead. “That is, if Weathersby lives that long.”<br /> “Now you’ve really got me confused.” I poured a dollop of Courvoisier into my lukewarm coffee. “Does he have a health problem or something?”<br /> “You could put it that way. Ever hear the name Freddie Tucker bandied about in your travels?”<br /> “Who in the life hasn’t? He’s a big, ugly lout. But what’s he got to do with this kid, Weathersby?”<br /> “I’m recording him, see.” Blinky said, as the right side of his face twitched. “I been saving dough for years, and investing right. So I decided to start doing something I love, like being more involved in the music.”<br /> “And…” I said, impatiently.<br /> “So I talked Joe into letting me manage him. Since last week we’ve been recording some cuts at a little studio down on the Lower East Side. And just when I think we're close to wrapping things up, Freddie Tucker pops up out of nowhere.” He took a deep breath and sighed. “So that's why I'm here.”<br /> “Can you be a little more specific?”<br /> “I guess I’ll have to be.” He cracked another brief smile and went on talking. “We were rehearsing the other night. During a break, Joe goes outside to get some fresh air. The drummer I’d lined up, Pee Wee Merkins, has a problem with getting enough duji to stick in his veins. I knew that, of course. I mean, everybody knows he's got a monkey the size of Hackensack on his back. But the cat plays drums like nobody this side of Art Blakey. That’s why I convinced myself his habit wouldn’t translate into a problem. After all, I’m talking about making a demo tape, not doing a long babysitting bus tour.”</span></span></div>
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Those who enjoyed <i>Corner Pride</i> will likely enjoy <i>The Spring of Unexpected Consequences</i>, too.<br />
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<br />Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-5204297356495567692012-07-08T16:53:00.000-04:002012-09-27T08:16:44.990-04:00Down Home Cook Books 2012Visitors to the 2012 authors' tent will find some interesting down-home cookbooks available. Two cookbook authors returning from last year will be <a href="http://www.crookedroadcookbook.com/authors.aspx" target="_blank">Libby Bondurant</a> and Peggy Shifflett.<br />
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Libby will have copies of her popular <i>Grazing Along the Crooked Road</i>, a collection of recipes and the stories behind them from along the 253-mile long SW Virginia's music heritage trail, the Crooked Road. A sample recipe is <a href="http://www.crookedroadcookbook.com/sample-recipe.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">UPDATE: Libby will be unable to attend because of another commitment.</span><br />
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Peggy will have copies of <i>Mom's Family Pie: Memories of Food Traditions and Family in Appalachia</i> (as well as her other two books). Peggy's book is a collection of family recipes and the stories behind them. This year, Peggy's sister-in-law Hilda will join her. Hilda will be selling some of her baked goods featured in the book.<br />
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Even though Charles Lytton's memoir, <a href="http://peevishpen.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-river-bonnets-apple-butter-and.html" target="_blank"><i>The New River: bonnets, apple butter, and moonshine</i>,</a> isn't exactly a cookbook, it has plenty of down-home recipes. Plus, he'll have his new book, <i>The Cool Side of the Pillow</i>, with him.<br />
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Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279876554570986314.post-71420938632914468952012-05-18T15:19:00.001-04:002012-09-16T17:32:49.566-04:00Authors Tent: Appalachian fictionThe authors' tent at Mountain Spirits is filling up. Many authors will have books about regional history or memoirs about growing up in the region. <a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Michael Abraham</a>—who was at the 2011 festival with his books <i><a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/harmonic-highways" target="_blank">Harmonic Highways</a></i>; <i><a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/union-va" target="_blank">Union, WV</a></i>; and <i><a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/the-spine" target="_blank">The Spine of the Virginias</a></i>—will have his novel, <i><a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/providence-va">Providence, VA</a></i>, with him this year.<br />
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Set in a tiny town not far from Fries, <i>Providence, VA</i> might be classified as Appalachian dystopian fiction with an element of magical realism. When an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electronic gizmos all along the East coast, chaos reigns.<br />
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Seventeen-year-old Samantha Reisinger, a classical violinist who recently expanded her repertoire to include traditional Appalachian music, finishes her set on the stage at the Galax Fiddlers Convention, just as the lights and sound go out. Soon folks find that their cars won't start, cellphones won't work, and anything else electronic is dead. Sammmy's ride back to New Jersey has already gone and her parents are in Paris, so she is stuck. However, Quint's old truck has no electronic parts and it still runs. He invites Sammy and several others—including Jamaal, a black professor/banjo player—to ride with him home to the small rural town of Providence. He drops several locals off along the way and arranges for Jamaal to stay with Emily, a midwife. Sammy stays with Quint and his reclusive wife, who spends most of her time away from the house and rarely speaks.<br />
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Sammy, used to a wealthy lifestyle, learns to adapt to living in an old farmhouse, which at least has an outdoor pump, a woodstove, and an outhouse. Many in the area do not fare as well. There are many deaths—including some murders and suicides. There is little available food, except what folks have grown themselves. Except for midwife Emily and a local herbalist, there is no medical care. There is also little protection from thieves and murderers. And therein lies the story<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Providence-VA-Michael-Abraham/dp/0926487639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337368663&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Providence, VA</a>—</i>because of its adult themes, language, violence, and sexual content—isn't for young people. However, Abraham's premise is intriguing, and those who've wondered what would happen if our way of life suddenly ended will find his ideas compelling. You can read some sample chapters <a href="http://bikemike.squarespace.com/sample-chapters/2012/3/27/from-the-novel-providence-va.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">While Michael will not be able to attend this year's festival, his books—including this one—will be for sale in the Authors Tent.</span><br />
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<br />Becky Mushkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com0