Two men stand, fists clenched, inside a ring formed by other men. The other men cheer the two men on, while the man knocks another man down. Nearby, at an overpass, several boys throw sand and shout the word queer at certain other boys. Several women stand shoulder to shoulder, seemingly calm. But as they turn, one woman bites another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wKAkVXyg2s&hl=en&fs=1&] I have my copy pre-ordered; you should too.
On the night Darla died, Wayne was sitting at the kitchen table, washing down a couple of her Percocets with a cold Budweiser, when it he slapped him like a strip of leather across his bearded cheek. He knew. That’s how he describes it to his son D.J., just out of Y.D.C., who is sitting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Would anyone have complained if it was Krispy Kreme? PENSACOLA, Fla. — Dr. Jason Newsom railed against burgers, french fries, fried chicken and sweet tea in his campaign to promote better eating in a part of the country known as the Redneck Riviera. He might still be leading the charge if he had only left […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here's something to think about: how many pissed-off middle and lower-class people, not just Appalachian natives, are out there? Quite a few, I'd guess. And we don't have to wonder about how they feel, because articles like this one by Kai Wright make the whole shooting match pretty clear. Thanks to Connie May Fowler who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It didn’t take long for word to get around that our buddy Pooter was dying of lung cancer. Some of the guys got to talking one day and decided we should drive the four hours to go and visit him. Earl knew where Pooter lived so we agreed to meet at his house around eight […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After eight straight sunny days, with bare clavicles pink-tinted as candy canes, Pike Street people keep thinking positive in wrap-around Vuarnet sunglasses, especially the Wallingford gals with teardrop frames and pinafores, down at the Public Fish Market. Rhinestone barnacles cling to their lens rims, they call the hop sing sushi boys by Blues Bro names, curtsy, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don't want to take away from Gabriel's great story, but I had to post this, which is a nifty resource for hearing Appalachian speech (if you don't already live there or don't hear it regularly). Welcome to this website on the speech of one of America's most often misunderstood regions — southern and central […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. Genesis 26:15 Damn, I hate August… hot, humid, stinking dead days entombed in boredom. Dead summer, an armpit-perspiring stink. Worm fodder doldrums. August here is a burning pisshole. Discussed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator (magazine) Issue 0
GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator (magazine) Issue 1
