NOTE: This story comes from Bluefield, West Virginia. As woods go, they weren’t much — a tangled second growth of trees and underbrush that barely covered an acre of ground. But THAT acre of ground was one of the most … Continue reading
This happened in Yukon #2, in West Virginia. I was about 16, me and my friend Jacob was going to go cat fishing one night. The spot where we cat fished was in a big patch of woods that used … Continue reading
During the years prior to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad was the path to freedom for many slaves who were held in the south. The route through the rugged hills of what is now West Virginia was a favorite … Continue reading
I myself never encountered this, but I have always heard the story as I was growing up, and my brother who is 8 years older than me, claims to have witnessed it himself. There was a young couple who had … Continue reading
In October of 1992 my grandpa died. Everyone was really upset but we had expected it to happen soon. My mom and I received a piano and two cats that had belonged to my grandpa. Things were pretty normal despite … Continue reading