This essay first appeared in the Nova Quarterly, September 1988. It is presented here by permission of the News and Publications Office, The University of…
My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on a farm where he lived until his father passed away when he was…
Just when I thought that my one apron, Old Faithful was all I needed, I found a cute vintage garment I call Miss Priss, the…
Once upon a time, everyone could find an elder, even if it wasn’t in their own family, who had ties to the “old ways of…
Sometimes the best plans go awry, and for intrepid female Matilda Glover Koontz Jackson, first aspirations of pioneering could easily have ended somewhere along the…
I’m feeling rather nostalgic lately. After holding onto my Grandma’s estate in West Virginia for twelve years, my mom and her siblings are finally cleaning…
Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or homesteading, and you are bound to see at least one episode taking place…
