{"product_id":"appalachia-now-short-stories-of-contemporary-appalachia-paperback","title":"Appalachia Now: Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dodd White\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLarry Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChris Offutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppalachia verite...This fine collection edited and introduces by Charles Dodd White and Larry Smith includes this short fiction: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�On the Road with C.T. Savage� by Meredith Sue Willis, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Burning Off into Forever� by David Joy, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�The Wife You Wanted� by Marie Manilla, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Wild Kind� by Matt Brock, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�The Hanging� by Darnell Arnoult, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Confluence� by Mesha Maren, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Covered Bridge� by Taylor Brown, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Obituary� by Jacinda Townsend, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Cell-Life� by Carrie Mullins, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�The Hawkins Boy� by Charles Dodd White, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�White Freightliner Blues� by Jon Sealy, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�That Familiar Ache� by Savannah Sipple, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Monkey Proof� by Rusty Barnes, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Echolocation� by Mark Powell, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�A Story to Tell� by Chris Holbrook, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e�Back Porch� by Chris Offutt\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe geologic entry to the Appalachian foothills... had a foreboding quality, a warning to travelers that the world beyond was very different. So states Chris Offutt in his story, \"Back Porch.\" His and other stories collected in Appalachia Now serve to hammer the point home like a coal miner's pick or a fist to the jaw.\" Christina Lovin, author of Echo: Poems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e�The geologic entry to the Appalachian foothills� had a foreboding quality, a warning to travelers that the world beyond was very different.� So states Chris Offutt in his story, �Back Porch.� His and other stories collected in Appalachia Now serve to hammer the point home like a coal miner�s pick or a fist to the jaw.� Christina Lovin, author of Echo: Poems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418290274482,"sku":"9781933964850","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7d432982e04ba1a19cb19fbcc2c61fab.webp?v=1778448306","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/appalachia-now-short-stories-of-contemporary-appalachia-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}