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The Porch Is a Sacred Place: Where Appalachian Stories Begin
“Out of the mouths of babes,” we say, when our children surprise us with a truth that feels deeper than their years. One of those moments...
Amber Gilpin
Jul 204 min read
Heirlooms and Ghosts: The Living Heart of Appalachia
All around my home, there are items handed down—pieces of milk glass rest behind the glass of the old China cabinet. A patchwork quilt...
Amber Gilpin
Jul 85 min read
The Secrets Raspberries Keep – A Story Rooted in Soil, Silence, and Survival
Some stories don’t come easily. They grow slow and tangled—like raspberry vines in the holler—thorny, wild, and aching for sunlight. The...
Amber Gilpin
Jul 82 min read
Poetry from the Holler: A Tribute to Home, Heaven, and the Hands That Raised Me
Some stories come through ink, others through prayer. The two poems below are offerings from my heart, born of red clay, barn-wood,...
Amber Gilpin
Jul 82 min read
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