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In a Man’s Voice: Daddy Used to Whistle by Steve Alberts

Steve writes faith-based stories about “God’s grace throughout (his) life.” He dabbles with song lyric writing, is attempting to write a novel, and enjoys acting, photography, hunting, fishing, and wo… more →

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In a Man's Voice: Daddy Used to Whistle by Steve Alberts — 4 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Steve writes faith-based stories about “God’s grace throughout (his) life.” He dabbles with song lyr … more →

Tags: writing, Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, essays, Spencer WV, Personal Essay, Essays on Childhood, Fathers, Steve Alberts, Baptism

In a Man's Voice: Three Silver Dollars by Terry Gillispie — 11 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Terry Gillispie was born in South Charleston, West Virginia. The only son to a single mother, he spe … more →

Tags: writing, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, essays, Personal Essay, Mothers, Terry Gillispie, uncles, Life Lessons

Truman and Me (epilogue) by Julian Martin — 2 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: The big old wonderful house burned to the ground. Uncle Kin died while I was a student at West Virgi … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, Wild wonderful, writing, Ashford Ridge, boyhood, bull creek, essays, Essays on Childhood, Ethyl Atkins Barker

Truman and Me (part 5) by Julian Martin — 7 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: We moved to Detroit after Dad’s eye was put out in a coal mine accident. In his new job, Dad cut dee … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, writing, Battle of Blair Mountain, Big Coal River, bill blizzard, boyhood, Cesco Estep, Emmons Grade School, Emmons WV

Truman and Me (part 4) by Julian Martin — 2 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: (Editor’s note: Biology. Physics. Chemistry. — farm style.  Very boyhood, intense, funny … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, writing, berry picking, Big Coal River, boyhood, essays, Essays on Childhood, Family History

Truman and Me (part 3) by Julian Martin — 4 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: The kitchen and dining room at the farm were closed off from the rest of the house for winter living … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, writing, Armco Steel, banking the fire, Big Coal River, Boone County WV, boyhood, bringing in the sheaves

Truman and Me (part 2) by Julian Martin — 7 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: The Big Coal River’s 1916 flood washed out saw mills upstream from the homeplace. A bonanza of chest … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, writing, Big Coal River, boyhood, essays, Essays on Childhood, Family History, Farms

Truman and Me (part 1) by Julian Martin — 3 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Julian is the eighth generation of his family born on Big Coal River.  He is a graduate of St. Alban … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood: In a Man's Voice, writing, Ashford WV, Big Coal River, boyhood, Emmons WV, essays, Essays on Childhood

Carbide Camp was Magic by Jean Hanna Davis — 18 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Jean is an accomplished singer, guitar player, and sometime songwriter.  She has been performing sin … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., West Virginia, Jean Hanna Davis, union carbide, Carbide Camp, Camp Carlisle, Camp Camelot

For the Love of Marriage by Lisa Lewis Smith — 5 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: The writer's parents on their wedding day My parents just celebrated their 51st wedding anniver … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Childhood, Marriage, Sanctuary, Family History, greenbrier river, Lisa Lewis Smith, Smithover

For the Love of Music by Lisa Lewis Smith — 4 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Following our dinner with my dad’s family, once we force that last piece of pumpkin pie into our bel … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Family, Family History, Lisa Lewis Smith, Lewisburg WV, Smithover, Childhood Memories, Thanksgiving

For the Love of Food by Lisa Lewis Smith — 1 comment

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: “Beside myself”…that was Buzz Kill Terri’s (BKT – that is what we so affectionately called her … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Lisa Lewis Smith, Lewisburg WV, Smithover, Thanksgiving, wv state fair, Food, family meals

For the Love of Family by Lisa Lewis Smith — 1 comment

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Being the youngest of four and the only girl, Lewisburg helped open my eyes up to the kind of family … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Family, Essays on Childhood, Family History, Home, Lisa Lewis Smith, Lewisburg WV, Smithover

For the Love of Natural Beauty by Lisa Lewis Smith — 7 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: (Read yesterday’s post for Lisa’s introductory writing, For the Love of Lewisburg.) For … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood, greenbrier river, Lisa Lewis Smith, Lewisburg WV, Smithover, Childhood Memories, When Giants Come to Play

For the Love of Lewisburg by Lisa Lewis Smith — 5 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: A native of Charleston, Lisa was born on June 9, 1973 (the day Secretariat won the Triple Crown).    … more →

Tags: writing, Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Essays on Childhood, Family History, Lisa Lewis Smith, Lewisburg WV, Smithover, Childhood Memories

Going to the Farm by Melanie Foster Taylor — 13 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: Melanie claims she is “not a real writer’s writer, except for trying it now.”   She is a classical p … more →

Tags: writing, Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Memories, Family, Childhood, Melanie Foster Tayor, Family History, Monroe County WV

A Long Walk in the Snow by Roger D. Johnson — 4 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: I don’t know Roger Johnson, but he left this fascinating story as a “comment” on t … more →

Tags: A Better West Virginia, Roger D. Johnson, Muddlety, Powell's Mountain, Henry Young Memorial Highway, Dille, Birch River, Summersville, Nicholas County High School

Growing Up (part 4) by Christi Davis Somerville — 6 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: The writer and her Mamaw 1976 My relationship with Mamaw was one of the best things about growing up … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., Memories, West Virginia, Essays on Childhood, Christi Davis Somerville, Grandparents, Family History, Loudendale

Growing Up (part 3) by Christi Davis Somerville — 3 comments

Elizabeth Gaucher wrote 1 year ago: My brother and I spent many after school hours and summers with my grandparents.  We developed lifel … more →

Tags: Essays on Childhood: A Sense of Place, Essays on Childhood: Creative. Nonfiction. Writers., West Virginia, Essays on Childhood, Christi Davis Somerville, Grandparents, Family History, Loudendale


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