Appalachian Shine

Appalachian Storyteller: Adda Leah Davis

In this episode we continue our Appalachian Storyteller series with Adda Davis, who we all dearly called "Addie." She's a McDowell County, WV native now living in Russell County, VA. She is a retired elementary school teacher and counselor and spends her time in many authors' guilds around the region, including the Appalachian Authors Guild. You can follow her online at her website https://addaleahdavis.com/index.html. 

#AddaLeahDavis #appalachia #appalachainauthor

What is your vision for Appalachia?

What is your vision for the future of our region? What would you like to see in regards to tourism and economic development? How about having educational videos and literature available to learn the rich history of our region and about our importance in the development of this great nation? That is something we asked ourselves when we set up the FAA. And now we ask you to share in our vision and goals. 

This episode is a brief history of Appalachia and why it is important to promote our culture and history, and to reach out and help others when we can. 

#Appalachia #Appalachianhistory #AppalachianPride #AppalachianTrail #giving

Upcoming Festivals in WVA

West Virginia is home to countless festivals and good times during the summer months. We talk about a few of them in this episode and we highlight the upcoming events of Clinch River Days in St. Paul, VA. 

#WestVirginia #Appalachia #festivals #summerfun #StPaulVA #ClinchRiverDays

The Moonshine Messiah

Author Russell W. Johnson stops by today to talk about his upcoming book, The Moonshine Messiah, and read from his short story that landed him the coveted Pearl S. Buck Award! Moonshine Messiah is set to release on Friday May 26th. You can find his work on Amazon and on his website, www.russellwjohnson.com.

#MoonshineMessiah #appalachia #books

www.supportappalachia.org 

What’s Happening Around the Region

There are several events worth attending going on all around our region in the months of April and May. 

Writers Day--Spring Fling w/ the Appalachian Authors Guild

Redbud Festival--Honaker, VA

Numerous events around Abingdon, VA!

#Honaker #Abingdon #Bristol #appalachia #appalachian

Helping Domestic Abuse Victims In the Region

Angel Mefford, victim advocate from Family Crisis Services in Norton, VA joins us to talk about the upcoming 5K Run in Big Stone Gap to bring awareness and raise funds to help victims of domestic violence in our region.

#appalachia #domesticabuse #operationhelpinghand

www.supportappalachia.org

 

https://www.raceentry.com/races/fcss-a-5k-in-their-shoes-race-for-sexual-assault-awareness/2023/register

Author Celeste Parsons

Celeste Parsons, author of Wait Until I Grow Up and editor of Nelsonville From A to Z joins us to talk about her first children's book and read from both. We also discuss her work with Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville. With 85,000 miles on the bike under her belt since 2000, she is working on another book highlighting her travels across the bike trails of America with her husband. 

#CelesteParsons #MondayCreekPublishing #biketrails #Nelsonville #StuartsOperaHouse

Author Dr. Carolyn Lewis

Dr. Lewis joins us to talk about her journey through dealing with ongoing health issues and being in multiple nursing homes. She also shares a bit about her career in journalism and communication, as well as her years growing up in Bluefield, WV at the Hotel Thelma.

#Appalachia #HotelThelma #GreenBook #BluefieldWV #DrCarolynLewis

South Holston Blues

Every once in a while the Appalachian Authors Guild publishes an anthology of short stories, poems and essays by members. Today's highlighted story is South Holston Blues. Also, an update on Operation Helping Hand and our next dropoff in March. 

#Appalachia #SouthHolstonLake #AppalachianAuthorsGuild #OperationHelpingHand

www.supportappalachia.org

Appalachian Writer: Linda Hudson Hoagland

Linda joins us today to read excerpts from her books of poetry and nonfiction. Linda is an award winning author with over 40 books to her credit. You can find her work on Amazon and online at her website www.lindasbooksandangels.com. 

#appalachia #author #poetry