I come from a family of thieves and bushwhackers in the Shenandoah Valley. When I first met Rob Johnson, he was a good-looking young soldier. He was a sweet boy who helped to protect me and my grandparents and said he loved me. Later, he became hard and cold. I know he never believed my […]
I’ve had Fannie pegged right from the start. She’s a bossy little bitch who don’t give a damn for anyone. She never loved Rob until he figured her out and ignored her. Then she chased after him, even offered him money, though God knows how she came by it. After the war she wore silk […]
I remember Rob Johnson as a scruffy boy from a rocky hill farm. Since I was a few years older, I ignored him and flirted with his big brother, Billy. When Billy and the other men left for the war, I fancied myself a Rebel spy and used Rob to carry messages into town. He […]
My Granny McCabe told me that whatever I needed in life could be found right here in these hills. “You only have to be needy enough and strong enough to take it,” she had said. When we made a pact to hand out some hard justice to them that deserved it, I told the girls […]
When the war started in 1861 I was twenty-three years old. Our small family farm was just ten miles from the Potomac River near Bath, Virginia. I pitched in with the farm work, but spent my days in a one-room schoolhouse teaching grades one through eight. Since I had no time for politics and thought […]
I drink too much and I do a little pot. Sometimes I ramble on about the jungle war I fought when I was young, about Viet Nam. Folks hereabouts think I’m crazy and stay away. That’s just fine with me. It’s one reason I live alone in a cabin on the mountain. I’ve seen things […]
I love women. I’ve always loved women, but this group has gotten way out of hand. I’m no angel, but these women are crazy. Take Sylvia. When I first met her, she was a hot hippie-type chick. Later, I found she was also devious and mean-spirited. She’s tried to ruin me. Sylvia is mad at […]
Molly Finch got stuck with a delivery of over 200 lab rats after she stepped out with Juanita’s man. Was the law broken? You betcha. I’ve known Juanita all my life. She’s a good woman and had a right to be pissed, but this just ain’t her style. I had doubts, but I had no […]
Juanita’s my cousin, but she’s a bossy bitch. Sylvia’s a smart-ass city girl and Dixie’s a slut. They’re not the kinda women I want Charlene hanging around. She’s a beautiful, sweet girl who’s had some hard knocks in life. She’s not like them others. I know Juanita thinks I’m not good enough for Charlene, and […]
When I moved to Peachtree Hollow, I knew I’d found a magical place. Leaving the city, my shitty husband and a dead-end job to bring my kids home to the mountains had been the right thing to do. My new neighbor, Juanita, is a strong determined woman and reminds me of women in my own […]
