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Walking the Mound, Between Bones and Floods

Mountains Older than Bones   On Wednesday, we went to Moundsville. "Going to Moundsville" is...

August 2022

August 03, 2022

Head for High Ground

My grandfather told the best stories. He told me all about the family, and the...

January 2022

January 14, 2022

Spoon Fudge in the Mountains

  It wasn't all bad. I talk so much about how strange and terrible my...

August 2021

August 04, 2021

The Valley Is All There Is

It was another sunny day, a good day for a drive. I took Rosie to...

May 2021

May 08, 2021

A Dandelion and a Mothers’ Day Escape

Today I was in a mood. Nothing was going right. I have been a bit...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

I Dreamed I Went Swimming

I dreamed I went swimming with all of my friends. I don't exactly have friends....

March 2020

March 01, 2020

At the Cherry Boutique

  We were at the Wellsburg Apple Festival, on a warm fall day. I don't...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

Bransfield’s Proposed Punishment is a Slap on the Wrist

As my regular readers know, I've been following the news on the situation in the...

October 2019

October 27, 2019

Bransfield, Wheeling Hospital, and the Idolatry of Greed

    Do you know what it's like to get medical care in West Virginia?...

September 2019

September 14, 2019

Bransfield, West Virginia, and the Tragedy of Greed

I am grateful to the Washington Post for keeping up their excellent reporting on the...

June 2019

June 05, 2019

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Owns Up to a Horror

I have often been to Mass in the Roman Catholic diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which covers...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Crawfish in a Jar

When I was a girl, we used to vacation deep in the heart of West...

July 2018

July 08, 2018

Portrait of a Place

  My people came from West Virginia. They had a farm in Greenbriar County. That...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

The Night Hike

  We used to vacation in Pocahontas County. My family had reunions in the old...

October 2017

October 08, 2017

A Prayer Request and an October Tin Cup Rattle

As usual, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that Christ...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Some Say Peter

There are saints who seem like strangers to me, and Peter and Paul go into...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Try Not To Imagine A Snake

(image via Pixabay) We've established, by now, that I had a weird childhood. Most people...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

The Appalachian Samaritan

I complain a lot about my little region on the cusp of northern Appalachia, but...

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