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{continued from yesterday} Al’s been in Spruce Pine since 1939 and spent his childhood in Ingalls in Avery County. Despite his rumored wealth, he lives modestly and dressed by the book. The [...]

We were supposed to be stood up. Al Onteroa, by all accounts, was a mysterious man too busy to be troubled with anybody who wasn’t in the timber or mining business. Twice he cancelled a lumber [...]

On Friday, payday, I will purchase the following shirt:http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/obama-graffitti-dark-tshirt/273443405 Unless, of course, I can find the Sheperd Fairey print of the obama [...]

The old lady on the hill was right. We thanked her and went on our way with some semblance of directions between the two of us. Heading back out River Haven Drive, things seemed quieter. The [...]

I fixed the spacing issue on the header of my website. Sorry.

GOOD NEWS: I nailed my panel interview in BigCity, NC today for the Regional Artist Grant Project. If I make final cuts, I’ll get funding for a trip to AWP Chicago in February. The hardest [...]

Today the house was shown and I do not know yet whether or not it is going to be sold. Today I learned Wesley is resigning from the craft school. Today I prepared for my grant finalist interview, [...]