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The Blue Wall casts a long shadow

By Josh Lanier Here in the South Carolina foothills, the land rolls like waves beneath the shadow of…

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Turning the page on the next chapter of my life

By Josh Lanier Four years ago, I embarked on a journey that has not only shaped the way…

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More than the view has changed

By Josh Lanier A few days ago, I ran across a New York Times article from back in…

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It’s not just the smoke in my eyes

By Josh Lanier As I began drafting what I thought would be an interesting read about Appalachian language…

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One Place Understood

By Josh Lanier   When we consider the cultural identity associated with this little chunk of ground here…

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Gaining a deeper sense of time

By Josh Lanier   One summer morning, just after daylight, I went to the upper pasture to check…

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The Snowstorm of ‘88

By Josh Lanier   Almost every night of my fourth grade year I prayed for some sort of…

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A man and his music

By Josh Lanier The first time I met my wife’s grandfather, Paul Hardin, he asked me if I…

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The view from here

By Josh Lanier   Driving the backroads around home, I see constant reminders of the catastrophe that has…