Appalachian Stories

56 Stories

Fairy Crosses - ONC 2024 by CBMokedi
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Fairy Crosses - ONC 2024by CBMokedi
'Fairy Crosses' are believed to have formed where fairies danced in little valleys between the mountains. On certain nights of the year, settlers believed they could fin...
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A New Tailypo - A Retelling of a Folktale with a Twist by GDeNofa
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A New Tailypo - A Retelling of a F...by Gina
An alternate tale of the Appalachian legend about a lone person's encounter with a strange, tenacious creature. Artwork by DA Artist SkekLa. Do not use/share art without...
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Pap's Girls by OTWatts
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Pap's Girlsby OT Watts
Appalachian humor
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Hiking Through (One Couple's Story of Survival) by A-Owens
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Hiking Through (One Couple's Story...by A. Owens
When newlyweds Seth and Mia set out on the backpacking adventure of a lifetime, they quickly discover some dreams are too good to be true. Dehydration, bears, criminals...
An Overprotective Mother by SparrowBlack2
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An Overprotective Motherby Sparrow Black
Tania is a wife and soon to be a mother. That is, if she can keep the doctor from stealing her babies. Everybody tells her she's just being an overprotective mother but...
Jaroth and the Dirty Half-Dozen by BlueboyNewton
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Jaroth and the Dirty Half-Dozenby BlueboyNewton
Simple-minded, God-fearing Jaroth is left with six children and a large settlement in 1920's rural Alabama after his wife dies. Inconsistencies in this short tale are i...
Wonderer by MollyParham
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Wondererby hiking_with_crayon
As an avid hiker and 4th-grade teacher, I decided to write a book about my section hikes of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Working at a year-round school, I get the benef...
Change  by alyssataylor02
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Change by alyssataylor02
Have you ever spent a night in the wilderness? Or have you ever hiked a trail? These are the things Kailey has never done. Come and join Kailey and her friends on an adv...
My experience on the Appalachian Trail by IsThatEmory
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My experience on the Appalachian T...by Anonymous
This is the story of my first backpacking trip.
Death Missed a Spot by hopewillburn
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Death Missed a Spotby Masked Fish Writer
I lived a life up in the mountains. It was right above the place on which Andy Griffth Show town was based - I guess the mountain people on the show were based on us...
Pap's Memorial by OTWatts
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Pap's Memorialby OT Watts
Dinner on the ground. Old fashion mountain tradition. Religion. Heritage. Humor.
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Her World by kelseypk2702
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Her Worldby Kelsey
#992 youngadult - 2.5.19 #166 nature - 2.8.19 #439 survival - 2.8.19 #39 bookworm - 2.20.19 #33 stepfather - 2.20.19 #397 female - 2.20.19 #521 teenager - 2.20.19 #231 d...
Off the Appalachian by cbsilverthorn
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Off the Appalachianby cbsilverthorn
Dorian has taken a wrong turn on his backpacking trip. The man he meets, Holden, is odd but kind. But is there something he is not telling Dorian?
The Color of the Bean by KOlinger
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The Color of the Beanby Kathleen Olinger
Teen, Witchcraft, Appalachian life, historical fiction, supernatural, romance, drama, action
Boundless by cheruchan262
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Boundlessby Evelyn Rose
Ally Anderson loves her country life in the Appalachian Mountains. Amy Anderson, unlike her twin, despises their simple way of living and dreams of glitz, glam and city...
Bean Sidhe by RedDesilets
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Bean Sidheby Reagen Dandridge Desilets
After her parents' death, Niya becomes a recluse from society. Her best friend, Rebecca, takes her backpacking in the Carolina Appalachian Mountains, hoping to lift her...
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