by T.L. Haddix | Sep 18, 2018 | Appalachia, Slice of Life
There’s an old dairy bar within sight of the place I grew up. It’s down the highway a little ways, across a bridge and the railroad tracks. The bridge runs across Carr Creek, which used to be known as Carr’s Fork when I was growing up. If you stand on the bridge and...
by T.L. Haddix | Aug 24, 2018 | Appalachia, Slice of Life
Let’s talk about cryptids. What are cryptids, you ask? Well, according to the Oxford Dictionary, a cryptid is “An animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti.” (I’m usually a Merriam-Webster gal, but to my surprise, they didn’t...
by T.L. Haddix | Aug 17, 2018 | Appalachia, Slice of Life, Writing Stuff
There are words and phrases that become so much a part of us, we don’t realize how special they are when we use them. When I sit down to write, most of the time I don’t have to consciously think about what a character’s voice sounds like. I...
