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“The snake watched her with small, black eyes, but Misty wasn’t afraid. There was nothing that a snake could do to a girl’s bones. There was nothing left on her that anyone could harm.”

Snake Appalachian Fiction

Book:Every Bone a Prayer

Source: Every Bone a Prayer

“Dolly’s house was a fifteen-minute drive from Misty’s trailer. It wasn’t a long trip, but there was something about the mountains that made it seem much longer. There was so much more than just distance between them. There were thousands of trees and brambles and vines, endless pounds of kudzu, countless dips and hollows and bumps. There were a dozen hollers between Misty’s and her aunts, and each of them had families and creeks and pets and people of their own. And every one between them added to the weight and the distance so that going to Dolly’s house felt like a great journey”

Appalachian Fiction

Book:Every Bone a Prayer

Source: Every Bone a Prayer

“The crowd swelled like a lung, inhaling and exhaling, shuffling then still.”

Appalachian Fiction

Book:Every Bone a Prayer

Source: Every Bone a Prayer

“Misty was a thin slip of gray cloud inside the glass, her features blurred until they disappeared, and she couldn’t even see herself as she nodded and William smiled.”

Appalachian Fiction

Book:Every Bone a Prayer

Source: Every Bone a Prayer