The sun had barely risen in the sky when I arrived at the small cemetery that rested in the shadow of the Blue Mountain. I crossed the damp grass to the clump of trees a couple yards off the road. I paused at the entrance gate to the old cemetery and realized why my contact … Continue reading Amanda Straw and The Dance of Eternal Spring
I sat in my vehicle until the group left. They were moving in the direction of the grave of Zebulon Vance, so I decided to head toward a different grave I wished to visit. After consulting the map of the cemetery, I had a good idea where I should go. Initially I thought it would … Continue reading Along the Way: O. Henry
After navigating the narrow side streets of Asheville, North Carolina, I was happy to see the iron gates of Riverside Cemetery. I paused at the entrance to read the plaque on the iron gate: “When he came to the gate of the cemetery he found it open…as he approached the family plot, his pulse quickened … Continue reading Along the Way: Thomas Wolfe
I have a fascination about Moon Trees and in the past have written about them, including a story in a published collection of my favorite articles. This fascination was what brought me to the Botanical Gardens in Asheville, located next to the University of North Carolina – Asheville Campus. The lot was filling quickly as … Continue reading Along the Way: The Asheville Moon Tree
I made the mistake of listening to the GPS unit. The journey was taking me to Soule Chapel Methodist Cemetery in Meadow Bluff, West Virginia. I had planned out the journey on the map and usually I follow those directions, but I decided to listen to the directions the GPS was spouting. After taking a … Continue reading The Greenbrier Ghost
The scattered rain showers that had been called for became more on the line of random downpours as I traveled southward. I had managed to avoid the rain all morning, but the idea of vacation with rain was not appealing. I had just come out of one of the downpours when I noticed a West … Continue reading The Hawk’s Nest Disaster
