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Psychological
Beth Sloan has spent the majority of her life trying to escape the memories of a difficult childhood. Born into the infamous Pritchett family of Cedar Hollow, West Virginia, she grew up hard, surrounded not only by homemade... See More
Literature & Fiction
On a sweltering July morning in rural Tennessee, fifty-year-old Rebecca Reynolds visits the family farm, where she literally stumbles across the mutilated bodies of her parents and younger sister, a sister who had spent life... See More
Psychological
In her latest novel, Blessed Are the Wholly Broken, the award-winning author of Appalachian Justice weaves a harrowing tale of a family in the midst of self-destruction. After the heartbreak of losing their newborn son to... See More
Mystery
No one with Jessie's history of childhood trauma could make it through unscathed, and Jessie is no exception. As recounted in Appalachian Justice, Jessie is an adult survivor of horrendous childhood abuse suffered at the... See More
Billy May Platte is a half Irish, half Cherokee Appalachian woman who learned the hard way that 1940s West Virginia was no place to be different. As Billy May explains, "We was sheltered in them hills. We didn't know much of... See More
Literary Fiction
On the anniversary of her husband's death, forty-nine-year-old Emily Holt runs away, leaving an unmade bed, an unlocked house, two college-aged sons, and an overabundance of bad memories. Struggling to make peace with the... See More
Psychological
On a beautiful fall evening, in the middle of a game of hide-and-seek, five-year-old Bobby Clark is kidnapped by his estranged father, a shiftless man with a history of domestic violence and drug abuse. Bobby's twin brother... See More
2013 Pushcart Prize Nominee Short Story Short Story: Nineteen-forty-six was a turning point for young Erma Puckett for three reasons. First, it was the year she became rich. Second, it was the year she fell in love. And... See More
Historical Fiction
Short Story: A Treasure Box Full of Cedar Hollow was originally published in the charity book Cedar Hollow Anthology which, having met its fundraising goal, was discontinued in the summer of 2013. A lighthearted introduction... See More
Literature & Fiction
Short Story: Goin' Fishin', a Cedar Hollow short story, was first published in the charity book Cedar Hollow Anthology, which having met its goal is now out-of-print. Each of the Cedar Hollow short stories, now published... See More
Literary Fiction
Character Study: The Sheriff of Cedar Hollow, written by W. Michael Franklin, is a character study of the sheriff originally published in the charity book Cedar Hollow Anthology which, having met its fundraising goal, was... See More
Psychological
The Cedar Hollow Series features the residents of the tiny coal-mining town of Cedar Hollow, West Virginia as they face the challenges and triumphs of life in Appalachia. Appalachian Justice chronicles the life of Billy... See More