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There is a place on the border of Virginia and West Virginia. It is a small close knit community called Bishop. Anyone reading this has probably never heard of Bishop. Don’t worry you are not missing anything.

One thing I have been busy with the past couple of months is planning my future. I have been working hard in all my classes so I can graduate in January. I have three classes to go before I get my high

At the writers block we have been busy in the workshops. Everyone is learning new skills and working hard to improve their writing and editing. After only doing a few workshops I have learned a lot. The

The Writers' Block meetup in Gatlinburg was a blur to me in many ways. One look at this photograph and you'll see what I mean. Muxxy and me - Living In The Blur (Image mine)   If you're ever going to

Dear Angel, We are currently on our way to pick up Mr. Dakota. Your engines are working so hard—you’re taking such good care of us out here that I thought I’d tell you a story. Once upon a time Trickle’s

The thing that people fail to see during recovery is the fact the person has to want to change. If they don't want to change there is no hope of them getting better because you told them to. I don't care

Dear Angel, It's official. Dr. Muxx has gone completely insane. He wants us to go to a planet called 'Whoopass 5', to meet with Xripaq leaders. Oh yeah, that sounds promising. Our asses will get whooped

Dear Angel, She doesn’t love you like I do. She doesn’t care about your heart, yet I spend all my waking hours deep within it. Sleeping hours, too. I’m so glad I put my bunk underneath the thermal cowling.

Southwest Virginia Facebook groups are breeding ground for pure comedy gold. The sad part is, we can laugh at the absurdity all day long, but the truth of what’s happening here isn’t funny at all. Most

A Calling For over three years I have been volunteering at @tarc. I am a dog lover and helping out at the rescue really has had an impact on my life. I have learned things from TARC and @Rhondak that have

I should of known from the beginning what my little girl would want to do with her life bold From the abundance of fish, to the many dogs, to the bird funeral in the back yard. To loving the outdoors,

image. The day I fount out that my mommy had cancer was the worst day of my life. She called me on the phone and told me and we hung up the phone, then I went and laid across my bed and cried like I never

Depression is a weird disease. The only way to really understand it is to go through it. So many people in the world have it, yet you never would know. People are really good at putting on a front. Fake

From the road, the TARC property lacks curb appeal. As time goes by, we hope to improve this. But deeper into the woods, along the creek, our land has an almost magical quality. We've unearthed many treasures

Today I lived a lesson that @Rhondak had told me. The Lesson: Appalachian people are brainless, heartless, and senseless. My family and I went down to my cousin house today for Easter. after sitting down

My Dog's Story In this post I will do something different, something more ‘personal’. I’m going to talk about my dog and her story. I always liked animals – cats, dogs, fishes – and always wanted to have

I had to learn the hard way that you Adopt and don't Shop. Here is my story. Two years ago me and my mom decided to get a puppy. We both knew that we wanted a German Shepherd or Husky mix. I was looking

Drawing has been something that I have loved to do for years now. Whenever I'm upset or something's wrong, I draw. When I don't have words to tell how I feel, I know that I can express my self with my

I have the need to go somewhere and get lost. Explore a place I've never been to and forget about everything else. Just leave for a little while and then come back and return to normal everyday life. I

I would like to say thank you to the very kind people that gave me SBD for volunteering @TARC. I really really appreciate it. Being able to do something that you genuinely love and get paid for it is beyond