| The Unforgettables: A Poetry and Prose Anthology
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Old Mountain Press offers a
collection of poems by 67 poets from across the country. This 88 page book offers exception work
with the the
The theme is anything about (primarily) an unforgettable or unusual person
the contributors have known OR an unforgettable character they have created in
their writing.
Available in Kindle Format for $2.99
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About the Cover: Uncle Bill, of Uncle Bill’s Flea Market near Sylva, NC, tours his flea market in this golf cart and posed for a photo.
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Anything about (primarily) an unforgettable or unusual person you have known OR an unforgettable character you have created in your writing. Sample of the work:
A JoAnna Arnold, an enthusiastic French and Spanish teacher, is a regular
contributor to anthologies for Old Mountain Press. She earned a Master of French
Studies from Auburn University and a Master of Education from UAB. She also
holds certifications in Spanish, English, and ESOL. When not teaching, she prefers to nurture her insatiable love
for travel throughout Europe and Latin America. Arnold lives in Americus,
Georgia, with her husband Bob and their three children. B Joan Barasovska lives in Chapel Hill, NC. She co-hosts a poetry series at
Flyleaf Books and serves on the
Board of the North Carolina Poetry Society. Joan has had poems published in Kakalak,
San Pedro River Review, Madness Muse Press, Red Fez, Speckled Trout Review,
and Main Street Rag. Birthing Age (Finishing Line Press, 2018) is
her first book of poetry. In 2020 Joan was nominated for Best of the Net and a
Pushcart Prize. Marcia Hawley Barnes is a Georgia writer and poet.
Publishing credits include Stone, River, Sky: An Anthology of Georgia
Poems, Enjoy the Holidays: A Poetry and Prose Anthology, and POEM,
Huntsville Literary Association. The
author has written three children’s books and is a free-lance writer for the
Clay County Progress. Barnes lives in Towns County, GA. Dorothy Barrow was born in Zebulon, NC and loved to write from an early
age. She graduated from Wakelon high school at 16 and from Duke University at
20. She wrote her college senior paper, thoughtfully, about the strengths and
weaknesses of Mormonism. A longtime moderate Democrat, she registered as a
Republican two decades ago because she realized the country was becoming too
lax, too liberal, and was not valuing daily work. She hopes for the return of
the principles and values our country was built upon. Frederick W. Bassett is a retired academic who turned to creative
writing late in life. His poems and creative non-fiction have been widely
published in journals and anthologies. He also has five books of poetry. His
revised and expanded edition of The Old Stoic Faces the Mirror: A Life in
Poems was published in November, 2019. He has two published novels, South
Wind Rising and Honey from a Lion. Widowed, Bassett currently live in
Greenwood, SC, near his son Jonathan and family. Glenda Council Beall, a Georgia native, lives in Hayesville, NC where
she teaches writing for the Institute of Continuing Learning. She has published
three books: Now Might as Well be Then, a poetry chapbook, Paws,
Claws, Hooves, Feathers and Fins, a collection of short stories and poems
and a family history, Profiles and Pedigrees, The Descendants of Thomas
Charles Council. Beall serves as Program Coordinator for the NC Writers’
Network West. Kerri Habben Bosman is a writer in Chapel Hill, NC. She is a graduate
of Peace College and North Carolina State University. Her work has been included
in the News and Observer and regularly appears in publications throughout
the US and Canada. Rachel Bronnum lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia and Highlands, NC. Her work
, which has appeared in several Old Mountain Press Anthologies and Echoes Across
the Blue Ridge, reflects her Southern heritage. She continues to explore
genealogy, learn technology from grandchildren, work in her garden, and practice yoga. J. Bradley Burt, a retired principal, superintendent, and school district
director, has published seven crime novels and six anthologies of whimsical,
heartwarming, and cautionary tales. He sings with two a cappella choirs,
qualifying six times for the international championship competition of the
Barbershop Harmony Society. The author lives with his wife in Oakville, ON, and
Ft. Myers, FL, where he is working on an eighth novel and seventh collection of
tales. tallandtruetales.blog C Annie Chambers was born into a poor family, but was given a chance by a
blind neighbor lady. Annie was an average student until she found that she could
express through writing. She moved up the business ladder from stock girl to
marketing vice-president as her skills were discovered. She enjoys everyday and
all her gentleman callers who bring her presents. Carol A. Chastain is originally from DE. She was a participating member of
the Delaware Writing Project and her publishing credits are professional
articles in educational forums. She now resides in Nancy H. Cody has written articles for news letters and news papers. She
has written poetry for over forty special occasions including birthdays,
anniversaries, and funerals. This
is Nancy’s twelveth submission to Old Mountain Press Poetry and Prose
Anthology Books.Nancy has five grandchildren who keep her busy attending events
and activities. She resides in
Hayesville, NC. Jonathan Corsini is an ophthalmologist in the United States Air Force
currently living in Alexandria, VA with his wife and one-year-old daughter. He
enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, running marathons, and writing
works that he hopes will one day make his daughter smile. Steve Cushman lives in Greensboro, NC and is the winner of the 2018 Lena
Shull Book Award for his poetry collection, How Birds Fly. D Tom Davis’ publishing credits include Poets Forum, The Carolina
Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Fayetteville Observer’s Saturday
Extra, A Loving Voice Vol. I and II, Special Warfare., and
Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT program for 2013 & 2021.
He’s authored several books. Tom has recently completed his memoir, The
Most Fun I ever Had With My Clothes On A March from Private to Colonel. He
lives in Webster, NC. Nancy Dillingham is a sixth generation Dillingham from Big Ivy in western
North Carolina. She is associate editor of Speckled Trout Review, an
online poetry journal. Her latest works are Like Headlines: New and Selected
Poems and the chapbook Revelation. Her forthcoming work is a chapbook
entitled I Can’t Breathe. She lives in Asheville, NC. David Dixon is a physician, poet, and musician who lives and practices
in the foothills of North Carolina. His
poetry has appeared in Rock & Sling, The Northern Virginia Review,
Connecticut River Review, FlyingSouth, Sand Hills Literary Review, and
elsewhere. His first book of poetry The Scattering of Saints is
forthcoming. E Terri Kirby Erickson is the author of six collections of poems. Her work
has received multiple honors, including the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize, Nautilus
Silver Book Award, Atlanta Review International Publication Award, Gold Medal in
the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Nazim Hikmet Poetry Award, and numerous
others. Her work has appeared in “American Life in Poetry,” The Sun, The
Writer’s Almanac, and many other publications. She lives in North
Carolina. F Dena M. Ferrari’s poetry is featured in Westchester Community College of NY Phoenix
(1975), Writers Alliance Poets World-Wide anthologies
has many of her published works. Dena’s own books, Poems From the Hearth
(2010) Come Closer My Dearies (2013), Charmed Times Three (2015),
and her newest book Wyld Earth Magick (2018) shows diversified writing
styles, leaving a Living Legacy for her grandchildren. She and her husband,
Peter live in Vass, NC. Dena is a regular contributor to the OMP Anthology
Series. Joanne Kennedy Frazer is a retired peace and justice director and
educator for faith-based organizations. Her
work has appeared in several anthologies, on-line zines, journals and magazines.
Five poems have been turned into a song cycle, titled Resistance, by
composer Steven Luksan, and performed in Seattle and Durham.
Her chapbook Being Kin (CreationRising) was published in June
2019. She lives in Durham, NC. Lynda Fredsell continues to enjoy writing for Old Mountain Press. She is a
regular contributor to the OLLILife Newsletter at Furman University. When
not stewing and fretting over her next essay, she’s volunteering in her church
and community and taking yoga classes to keep her ole bod in shape. Lynda lives
in Greenville, SC, with her wanna-be-hunter cat Sage and a host of birds and
white squirrels that know Sage is bluffing Peggy Dugan French is a California girl with Minnesota roots. She has
been the editor of the small print zine Shemom since 1997.
Her work has appeared in Lilliput, bear creek haiku, Shemom and Whispers.
She has worn many hats over the years, but raising her children has been
one of her greatest pleasures. Peggy lives in Cardiff, CA, with her husband, cat
and wild garden and blogs at:
www.peggyduganfrench.com G Bob Garrett lives in Sylvester, GA. He is a practicing nurse
practitioner with Phoebe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Urgent Care in
Albany, GA. He has a passion for the outdoors, and enjoys writing about his
experiences there. This is his first attempt at publishing his writing. Michael Gaspeny, who lives in Greensboro, NC, is the author of The
Tyranny of Questions, a novella in verse, and the chapbooks Re-Write Men
and Vocation. Winner of the Randall Jarrell Poetry Prize and the O. Henry
Festival Story Competition, he has received The NC Governor’s Award for
Volunteer Excellence for his hospice service. He taught English and journalism
for almost forty years, primarily at Bennett College and High Point University. James Gibson, private pilot, scuba diver, and retired executive, writes
from Northville, Michigan. His first five novels featured Native American
culture in the epic “Anasazi Quest” series. His eighth
novel, To Live or Die in Taiwan was published in 2018, and a sequel, To
Live or Die in Panama is drafted. Review all his published books at www.PentacleSPresS.com
. Anasazi Princess and Anasazi Journey are now available as Kindle
Books on Amazon.com. Marian Gowan is author of Notes from the Trunk, published by Old
Mountain Press. Her work has appeared in many Old Mountain Press anthologies and
southern regional publications. She retired to the NC mountains from western NY in 2001, but
in 2017, returned to western NY to be near family. (mariangowan1@bellsouth.net) Farley Granger thinks more than he writes, and he writes more than he
sees other people. He grew up in a depressed country town and understands the
struggles of poor, heartland folks. But he has a lot of hope. Farley lives in La
Grange, NC. H Cordelia
Hanemann, writer and artist in Raleigh, NC and retired English Professor emerita,
has published in journals including Atlanta Review and Laurel Review;
anthologies, Well-Versed Reader, Heron Clan and Kakalak and in her
own chapbook, Through a Glass Darkly. Her work has placed in competitions
and has been nominated for a Pushcart. Once featured poet for Negative
Capability Press and The Alexandria Quarterly, she is working on a
novel. Terry Hensel, a retired mechanical/electrical contractor, has had his
poetry published in Anthology of Poetry & Short Fiction of the Pickup
Poets Society, Creative Collaboration in the Southeast, Future Cycle Press, The
Reach of Song, and other publications. He has lived in Alpharetta, Georgia
the last 42 years, and will the next 42 years. J Jill Jennings’ work has appeared in Atlanta Review, Oberon, Calimari and
Please See Me journals. Her
3 full-length books include The Poetry Alarm Clock;Dead Man’s Flower;
and Pineapple Wine: Poems of Maui. She has numerous awards including the
Congressional Commendation. A GA
native, she now lives in Fort Myers, FL. K Nita Hallford Killebrew has
used the pandemic year to hone her bird-watching skills along with her
eagle-eyed husband in Lilburn, GA. Nita continues to serve as a judge for
student literary magazines Fiona Kelly is a young adult writer who lives in Raleigh, NC. She has
published a dramatic play and poems and essays in several anthologies. She is
writing her first novel and struggling through what all beginning novelists
fight through. She has written a book’s worth of poems on the subjects a teen
and young adult might think about. She is preparing to go back to college in a
creative writing program in NYC. At this point in her life she is simply writing
a lot, studying a lot, and preparing. K. D. Kennedy, Jr. has published Eight Books (8) books of poetry, short
stories, and essays: Our Place On Time, Waiting Out In The Yard, For Rhyme Or
Reason, Progenitors: A Kennedy Genealogy, The Works Of K. D. Kennedy, Jr., Poems
Worth Remembering, Family...Forever’s Lovesong, and Truth Instead.
He has also published works in over forty anthologies and periodicals. Jo Koster teaches English and writes poetry in South Carolina, and
has spent too much time in the last year sitting in front of a computer. She and
her cat Max look forward to a release from lockdown and brighter skies in 2021. L Patsy Kennedy Lain resides in Hubert, North Carolina and just released her
first published book, BACKROADS. She
continues to paint as well and is working on another book.
Patsy is truly inspired by her surroundings as well as everyday life. Cindy Larson, a native of Fargo, North Dakota, lived with her husband,
Jerry, in southeastern Connecticut for 33 years. They built their retirement
home on Glassy Mountain, Landrum, South Carolina, and it was their favorite
location for 17 years. Currently
they are residents of The Woodlands, a senior living facility on the edge of
beautiful Furman University, Greenville, SC. Blanche L. Ledford lives in Clay County, NC. Her work has appeared in many
magazines, and most of the Old Mountain Press anthologies. She is helping to
preserve her Southern Appalachian heritage through her stories. Brenda Kay Ledford is a native of Clay County, NC. Her work has
appeared in many journals and all of the Old Mountain Press anthologies. Her
children’s poetry book, Reagan’s Romps, is upcoming with Kelsay
Books. Brenda blogs at:
http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com
. K. A. Lewis graduated from the Corcoran School of Art in 1986 with
little idea of how to make a living. Her work experience includes cake
decoration, jewelry sales, hypnosis certification, being robbed at gunpoint, and
32 years as a custom picture framer. Since 2014, her poetry and genre fiction
have been published in several anthologies. Katy and her husband live with five
demanding cats in a small book-stuffed house in Falls Church, VA. M Preston Martin has published poems in New Ohio Review, Iodine, Tar
River Poetry, Chaffin Journal, Kakalak, Appalachian Heritage, Pine Mountain Sand
& Gravel and other journals. He has poems in Every River on Earth:
writings from Appalachian Ohio (Ohio University Press) and other
anthologies. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC. Celia Hooper Miles, a native of Jackson County, lives and writes from
Asheville, NC. She retired from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
and is the author of ten novels, most set in western NC, short story
collections, and co-author of a college textbook. Her latest “grist mill
mystery” is The Skeleton at the Old Painted Mill. Visit her website: www.celiamiles.com
Mona Miracle, before settling in Asheville, NC,
was a featured presenter at South Florida Poetry Society, and a
four-category winner in Florida Freelance Writers Annual Competition.
www.Monaraemiracle.com
displays excerpts of her published works, including the novel Wesley’s Gift,
set in Asheville, and Amazon has available her books in both print and ebook
formats. Developing a non-fiction
book, Mona is currently researching elder-ager woes and wows. O Even
though Beverly Ohler has spent
more of her life in NC than in the North East, she treasures her early life in
NYC where she grew up, cherishing her memories. At Warren Wilson College, the
place of most of her working years, she produced festivals, designed, taught,
wrote and helped the theater grow. Her published work is found in books,
magazines, anthologies, and pamphlets. She now calls Black Mountain, NC her
home. Karen O’Leary is a writer and editor from West Fargo, ND. She has
published poetry, short stories, and articles in a variety of venues including, Frogpond,
Setu, A Hundred Gourds, bear creek haiku, Shemom, Creative Inspirations,
NeverEnding Story and several Old Mountain Press Anthologies. She edited an
international online journal called Whispers http://whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com
for 5 ½ years. She enjoys sharing the gift of words. Martha O’Quinn is a longtime contributor to OMP anthologies. A North
Carolina native, she has lived in five different southern states. Her longest
residence was twenty+ years in Hendersonville NC. She and her husband made the
move to Georgia in 2018 to be near family. Her poetry and non-fiction prose
emerges from real life experiences, often from family and friends who shake
their heads, but with laughter and approval.
P Michael Potts is Professor of Philosophy at Methodist University in
Fayetteville, North Carolina. Among his published works are three novels, two
poetry collections, and one book of nonfiction. He lives with his wife, Karen,
and eight cats in Coats, North Carolina R Bill Ramsey: Upon retirement, technical and marketing writing quickly
transitioned. They were replaced by
writing about boyhood memories, life impacting issues and reflections about the
life as an aging husband and grandfather. Regarded as “real life” writing by
his readers, Bill has published four books and posts a weekly blog seen at www.authorbillramsey.com
Bill is a past board member of the NC Writer’s Network.
He has lived in Hendersonville, NC, since 1989. Mary Ricketson lives in the Appalachian Mountains and maintains a private
practice as a mental health counselor. Her
poems often reflect the healing power of nature, surrounding mountains as
midwife for her words. Her
published collections are I Hear the River Call My Name, Hanging Dog Creek,
Shade and Shelter, Mississippi: The Story of Luke and Marian,
Keeping in Place, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Dwight Roth is a retired elementary school teacher of 29 years, who
grew up in the mountains of Southwestern Pennsylvania. He enjoys writing poetry,
painting, and music. He had his work in several OMP anthologies. He has
self-published four memoirs and eight books of poetry and three children’s
books. Nine books or booklets are
published on Amazon Kindle. Dwight and his wife Ruth live near Monroe,
NC. He writes daily on his blog: https://rothpoetry.wordpress.com
Maria Rouphail is a poet living in Raleigh, NC. In 2020, “All the
Wayto China,” her second full-length manuscript was a finalist for the
University of Wisconsin Brittingham Poetry Prize and Blue Light Press poetry
competition. S Dr. Lynn Veach Sadler, originally from Duplin County, now lives in
Burlington. A former college president and a Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished
Poet, she publishes in academics and creative writing. She edited 3 national
journals, wrote 3 newspaper columns, was commissioned to write a play for the
First International Robert Frost Symposium, and Coming Country (Battle of
New Orleans, War of 1812; libretto, lyrics) is her first musical. Her 61st book
was recently published. Paul Sherman reads and writes poetry from the portion of Mt. Mitchell in
Yancey County, North Carolina. His poems can be found in several anthologies of
Old Mountain Press. He works at Wildacres, an artist’s retreat in Little
Switzerland, NC. Shelby Stephenson, author of Slavery and Freedom on Paul’s Hill,
lives ten miles northwest of Benson, NC, on Paul’s Hill, where he was born. Elaina Sarah Stone’s publishing history includes poetry in Shemom, The
Jewish Press, and Mountain Places. Her
professional works, involving children with Autism and literacy needs have
been published in Building Blocks magazine.
Ms. Stone is a second-year, 5th grade special education teacher.
She lives in Pittsford, NY. Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry
and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies.
Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums
including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian. The Smithsonian
selected her photo to represent all teens from the 1940's-50's. T Barbara Tate is an award winning artist and writer. Past President of
the Tri-County Society of Fine Art in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio she is a member of
the British Haiku Society, the Haiku Society of America, and Tanka Society of
America. Her work has been published in Santa Fe Literary Review, Modern
Haiku, Contemporary Haibun Online and Akitsu Quarterly, among others.
She has a son, Duane Booth, three grandchildren Justin (Jamie), Brandon &
Kaitlyn and great-granddaughter Aubrianna in Akron, Ohio. “Even at my age,
I’m still a work in progress.” Rebekah Timms, author of Effie, Her Life, Her Love, Her Legacy a
memoir, My Daily Walk a collection of poems, and Life Stories
poetry and prose (which includes an audio disc), has chosen for inclusion in
this OMP publication a poem written in 1964 by her to her Mother, the subject of
Effie and, Rebekah says, the inspiration for all Rebekah’s creative
writing. W Patti M.
Walsh: A thrill seeker since her
first runaway and a storyteller since her first fib, Patti M. Walsh writes about
adventures lived, laughter shared, and lessons learned. Her inspiration flows
from hushed ashrams, corporate canyons, steamy bayous, and rocky summits. She
blogs at: www.WhatTheCatsAreReading.com
. Elizabeth Watson found it challenging to choose her “unforgettables”
for this anthology. In time, Elsie and Augùst became perfect subjects. Then
‘social distancing,’ perpetually masked and periods of quarantine offered no
inspiration until recently. To cure their boredom, their daughters suggested
they adopt a mature cat.
Opened-minded, they met the nice calico (15),but chose not to take her with good
reasons. The Watsons live in The Woodlands at Furman in Greenville, SC.
Glenda S. Wilkins grew up on a North Carolina tobacco farm, and believed
she’d never live beyond the county line. Decades later, she moved with her
husband to Europe for a dozen years. Her poems have been published in Europe,
Great Britain, & North America. Thus far, she appreciates several poetry
awards. She lives on an air strip, Winterville, NC. Ann Willis has had poems published in the following anthologies: River
of Words, Volume 2 (2016), The Reach of Song 2018, The Reach of Song
2019, The Reach of Song 2020, and upcoming in The Reach of Song 2021.
Ann lives in Clarkesville, GA. Barbara Ledford Wright inspired by family history, is published in Muscadine
Lines: A Southern Journal, Express Yourself 101 Vol 2 For Your Eyes Only,
Kaleidoscope, Fireflies and June Bugs, Yesterdays Magazette, Carolina Country,
Field Mules and Buttermilk Cornbread, Guideposts: Angels on Earth, Five Brothers
in the Civil War, three Western N. C. Women anthologies, Clay Co.
Heritage Book I and II, and several in the Old Mountain Press
Anthology Series. Barbara resides in Shelby, NC.
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