Degrees of Elevation: Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia

Degrees of Elevation: Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia

4.44 of 5 stars 4.44  ·  rating details  ·  32 ratings  ·  5 reviews
Fiction. "Hard, brilliant, and dark as coal, this brand new and necessary volume captures Appalachia today, a place where the old bedrock verities of family, community, belief, work, and the earth itself are all in painful "Upheaval"--to use the title of Chris Holbrook's story herein. From manic to elegiac to rough, raw, beautiful, and heartbreaking, these stories will str...more
Paperback, 186 pages
Published November 4th 2010 by Bottom Dog Press (first published 2010)
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Rusty
Nov 16, 2010 Rusty rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  (Review from the author)
I'm impressed, but biased too.
Larry Smith
Top fiction from a region of writers and storytellers. Charles Dodd White and Page Seay do an excellent job of bringing the world of Appalachia today to the front. Fine writers include Silas House, Chris Holbrook, Ron Rash, and others. Highly recommended.
Karen
There are some wonderful stories by many authors I didn't know. Short stories are not popular, but this is definitely a collection worth reading. I don't think literature from this geographical area of the US gets the attention it deserves.
Charles White
Sep 27, 2010 Charles White rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  (Review from the author)
Great writers all the way around. I'm lucky to have had a chance to read their stories.
Ron
A bit uneven. some of the stories were good while some were just so-so.
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Charles Dodd White was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976. He currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where he teaches writing and literature at South College. He has been a Marine, a fishing guide, and a newspaper journalist. He is the author of the story collection, SINNERS OF SANCTION COUNTY, the novel, LAMBS OF MEN, and co-editor of the contemporary Appalachian short story anthology DEGRE...more
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