FIELD DIAMONDS, GRANNY WOMEN AND YONDERING

Volume 3 of MUSING APPALACHIA

If you were raised in the backhills of Appalachia, you already know the region has a high ratio of screwballs and everyday garden-variety nutjobs…the kind you sometimes find at church potlucks and family reunions. I was blessed with more than a few eccentric kinfolks who made growing up in Appalachia an adventure. While some might beat you with a crowbar and quote scripture while doing it, others were just run-of- the-mill granny women, moonshiners, preachers, healers, or strong-willed women. Most, though, were laid back, quiet and…funny.

This book is a collection of often-outrageous short stories straight from the hills of Appalachia. It is full of colorful characters, hilarious asides, and tales almost too unbelievable to be true…but I write about real people, with just enough embellishment to make them sound more “normal.” You will laugh and wish you had known these characters and experienced their adventures firsthand. The forty-two stories are perfect for fans of humor and heart:

• Aint Berthy Lifts Her Dress When She Needs Money
• Berthy Had Real Good Teeth
• Dorothy Got Boogered at the Haunted House
• Uncle Bryant: Mountain Medicine Man
• My First Kiss Was in a Hillbilly Outhouse
• Uncle Nathan Didn’t Make No Mean Likker
• Bewitched Turtle Cures
• Practical Skunk Raisin' For Fun and Profit
• Gittin' It On and Makin' Babies the Appalachian Way
• Backhills Mountain Woman
• Coon Hounds and Shih Tzus
• Watch Out, Boys, Here Comes the Preacher!
• Naked Monster Woman on Lick Creek
• Booker T Chases Big Money
• Y’all Ain’t Frum Around Hyar, Air Ye?
• Berthy Takes a Trip with Hercules
• Sleeping With Appalachian Girls on the Mountain
• Aint Berthy and Her Enchanted Crystals
• How Berthy Came to Be a Granny Woman
• Mountain Healer Cures a Stutterer
• Hillbillies and Hawgs (More Than You Want to Know)
• The Dress of Many Colors
• Folk Healer’s Spells, Hexes, and Incantations
• Uncle Nathan Never Got Bored
• Shuttin’ Down a House of Sin
• Hillbilly Girl Runs Away from Home
• Playing Beau's Games
• Wrestling the Bear
• The Hoochie Coochie
• Cherokee Island Summer
• Hillbilly Hot Tub and the Red Bikini
• God's Hillbilly Warrior Goes Yondering
• Aint Berthy Was a Good Looker
• Berthy Sees a Sign
• Berthy Hops a Train
• The Strange Dream
• Dining With Hobos
• The Assault and Getting Her Money Back
• Providence Causes Berthy to Get Serious
• Home Again
• Berthy's Revelation and Emotional Conflict
• Warrior for God Gives the Preacher a Glimpse of Hell

Perfect for fans of humorous and heartwarming tales. Buy now and immerse yourself in the quirky, unforgettable world of Appalachian characters!