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Stories, Old Ragged Verse, Letters to and from mountain cousins by Storyteller and Appalachian Humorist Stephen Hollen. Enjoy the humor and bittersweet memories of Eastern Kentucky and a place where the mist crawls down the mountainside ''like molasses on a cold plate''

Thursday, August 07, 2025

Chapter 158

158. Ike still weren’t sure about the deal offered to him an’ his family. There was still a feelin’ of entitlement back in the back...

Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Chapter 157

157. It took Ike a bit to calm down. He was a mite embarrassed at the way he acted. Still was holdin’ on to wisps of his anger. “Ne...

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Chapter 156

156. Lilly was quiet an’ was lettin’ that sink in. Ike finally asked, “So, you’re not sellin’ it? Puttin’ it in a land trust? Why? ...

Monday, August 04, 2025

Come Go With Us Chapter 155

155. Them two wasn’t sure what Lilly was talkin’ about. Her land? What was that all about? This grove? This burial site? Was hers ...

Sunday, January 05, 2025

New Beginnings One. When the four Carpenter brothers, Judah, Daniel, Abraham and Jacob determined to leave the safety of their...

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