Appalachian Heritage

Contributors to this issue Bo Ball is a retired professor of Shakespeare and creative writing at Agnes Scott College. He lives in Decatur, Georgia. His stories, which have garnered two Pushcart Prizes, have appeared in numerous magazines, six anthologies and his own collection, Appalachian Patterns. He is at work on a novel about the coming of macadam and electricity to his hometown, Council, Virginia. Bill Brownisnow retired from a career inhighschoolteaching and serves as apart-time lecturer at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. The author of four collections of poetry, he lives with his wife, Suzanne, in the hills of Robertson County, Tennessee. Steven R. Cope was born in Menifee County, Kentucky, and currently resides in Winchester. Both author and musician, his works include two collections of poetry, a novel, a collection of fables, and various CDs. Crow!, a collection of children's verse, is forthcoming from Wind Publications, and The Furrbawl Poems from Broadstone Media. Patty Crow was raised in Ohio and became a telephone installer as part of a quota for women in non-traditional jobs. In this capacity she worked out of Wartburg, Tennessee, for a year. The story in this issue is based on a personal experience that occurred in the woods near there. She currentlyis retired and living in Libby, Montana. Sidney Saylor Farr, a native of Bell County, Kentucky, is the author of seven books. She served as editor of Appalachian Heritage from 1985 until 1999 and is now retired and living in Berea, Kentucky. Bonnie West Hall is a special education teacher who resides in Pike County, Kentucky, where she grew up. She fell in love with poetry when the late Lillie D. Chaffin was her second grade teacher. Marc Harshman is the author of ten children's books which have won numerous awards including the Smithsonian Notable Book Award. His third chapbook of poems, Local Journeys, was just published by the Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, Kentucky. He has lived most of his adult life in West Virginia where he was a grade school teacher until 1997. Cathryn Hankla is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Hollins University. She is the author of ten books in a variety of genres, the latest of which is the poetry collection, Lasf Exposures. A native of Richlands, Virginia, in the coalfields, she now lives in Roanoke and serves as poetry editor for The Hollins Critic. Jane Hicks is a teacher of talented and gifted elementary students in Upper East Tennessee and the creator of fiber artwork which has gone on book tours with Jo Carson, Sharyn McCrumb, and Silas House. Her first book of poetry is forthcoming later this year, and is titled Blood & Bone Remember, which is the first line of her poem, "Ancestral Home" which first appeared in the Spring 2004 issue of Appalachian Heritage. Ron Houchin, a retired high school teacher, is currently living in South Point, Ohio, but was raised in Huntington, West Virginia. His third poetry book from Salmon Publishing in Ireland is due to appear in the spring of 2005, and his first American 106 printed book of poetry, Among Wordless Things, was just published by Wind Publications. David Huddle's fifth book of poems, Grayscale, was published this year by LSU Press, bringing his book total to fifteen including a novella, two novels, five collections of stories, one collection of essays and A David Huddle Reader. Originally from Ivanhoe, Virginia, he teaches at the University of Vermont and the Bread Loaf School of English. Susan M. Lefler works as a writer and editor for Smokey Mountain Living. Her poetry has appeared inAsheville Poetry Review, Lonzie's Fried Chicken, The Lyricist, and Icarus. Raised in Chapel Hill, she now lives in Brevard, North Carolina. Lee Maynard has been published in many magazines, including Reader's Digest, Columbia Review of Literature, and the Washington Post Magazine. Raised in Wayne County, West Virginia, he is now living near Sante Fe, where he is a management consultant for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of the novels Crum and Screaming with the Cannibals. Sharyn McCrumb is best known for her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, the most recent of which is Gfosf Riders (2003...