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Title Created Date Author
Old Jake April, 1983 Written by Bob Heafner
The Pay Back May, 1983 Written by Bob Heafner
Possession Is 9/10th August, 1983 Written by Bob Heafner
A Tale About Bootlegging, Part 1 of 2 January, 1984 Written by Bob Heafner
A Tale About Bootlegging, Part 2 of 2 February, 1984 Written by Bob Heafner
The Day Of Dacie’s Quilting - A Tale March, 1984 Written by G. M. Allen
Not Crazy Enough, A Tale - Part 1 of 2 July, 1984 Written by G. M. Allen
Not Crazy Enough, A Tale - Part 2 of 2 August, 1984 Written by G. M. Allen
Coming Home - A Blue Ridge Tale October, 1984 Written by Bob Heafner
Red Hot Religion October, 1985 Written by Inga Lycan Kimple
The Best Salmon Lie January, 1986 Written by Roderick Wilkinson
The Almost Perfect Shot March, 1986 Written by Thomas P. Hanratty
The Biggest Liars In Three States May, 1986 Written by Taylor Ryan
Boots Bugs the John July, 1986 Written by Mel Tharp
Fish Have Brains Too July, 1986 Written by Alvin M. Scott
Uncle Sol August, 1986 Written by Woodrow Golding
Galliwhopper Eggs November, 1986 Written by Mel Tharp
Coon Hunting February, 1987 Written by Tony Hays
The Mechanical Bass Of Mule Mountain Lake April, 1987 Written by Steven Hess
Grandpa Joe's Cold Trail Hounds July, 1987 Written by Gary Brown
The Devil and Hogman Kupps October, 1988 Written by Mel Tharp
Sport and Molly September, 1989 Written by Max S. Thomas
The Zwilling Place October, 1989 Written by L. Milton Hankins
Flawed Replacement January, 1990 Written by John Winfield Spangler
Paycoe's Legacy August, 1990 Written by Mel Tharp
Snakes, Music, Old Wells and Stuff April, 1991 Written by Jess Wilbanks
The Disappearing Indians December, 1995 Written by Jack Lowe
Mule A La Vicksburg March, 1996 Written by Mel Tharp
Temperance Tango June, 1996 Written by Jennifer Perkins