If you’re poor in the hills of Appalachia and don’t have the skills to succeed in the 21st Century, what path is left? You do whatever it takes to survive. Survival, not always easy in hill country, is the common theme of these three stories from West Virginia. WICKED WOMEN: When a man wrongs a […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m not like the others. I don’t dress like them, I don’t sound like them and I don’t think like them, but I’m starting to catch on. Raised by hippie parents in the suburbs, I moved here to get back to nature and make pots. Most of the time I’m broke and show up at […]
The other girls are looking for Mr. Right and a picket fence. Not me. I wanta have a good time. I wanta little fun outta life. When we first started our hell-fire revenge trip, I was doubtful we could pull it off, but I went along. After all, nobody likes to see some dumbass guy […]
