Appalachian Mountain Dreams

“Slow Road Home” by Fred First

Fragments From Floyd was one of the first blogs I discovered when I went googleing on the phrase “Blue Ridge Mountains” (actually Marie Freeman’s “Blue Ridge blog” was the first site I hit and it was her links list I was following to Fred’s). Fred’s writing spoke to me and when he starting blogging about the book project I was

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Mabry Mill

This is said to be the most photographed spot in America. I can believe it. This is my version. This photo, also, was taken in June 2004. Unfortunately, the weather decided to let loose about the time we arrived. As a matter of fact if you look at the photo you can see the beginnings of the rainfall hitting the

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WHERE I’M FROM

Fred First asks “Where Are You from?” and adds a template to help answer the question . Check out his page and make your own life poem. Where I’M From by Gary Boyd I am from books by the dozen that started me dreaming, from Lava Soap and bare feet in summer always dirty.I am from the Deep South, coastal

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