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September 2012

One of the still-standing historic structures in the Great Smokies, a homesite sits along the loop road on the way out of Cades Cove.

Photographers and Ghosts and Bears

Photographer Bill Robertson has been after me for a few years to go on a hike with him.
My sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the cabin kitchen at Claytor Lake State Park.

Comfort Food and Sauerkraut Cake

Comfort food is never overrated.
The editor, Cara Ellen Modisett, age 10, in tree stump, with her sister Meg, at Natural Chimneys in Mt. Solon, Va. in 1983.

On the Page: First Blog

These days, so many people are lamenting the disappearance of handwritten letters and hours-long conversations, overcome by the power of e mail, text messages and IM.
The Grandin Theatre's general manager, Jason Garnett, fixes a fluorescent in the marquee one summer Saturday night.

Independent Cinema: Looking Up

We like the Grandin, where we can get a Stewart's crème soda or a cup of hot tea with our popcorn and Raisinets.
This Republic of Suffering, by Drew Gilpin Faust.

Reading the War

Grow up in the south and of course the Civil War never leaves you.
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