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Rachel Holbrook 4 posts 0 comments

Born and raised in rural East Tennessee, Rachel has a passion for shining a spotlight on the literary work of her fellow Appalachian writers. When not working on her own Appalachian Lit novel, she enjoys reading (everything), attending literary events, eating street tacos, and managing the three ring circus that is her family of eight.

Arts

Arts: Bill Cook Jr.

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Sculptor inspired by what he sees and hears Bill Cook Jr. has been coaxing artistic creations from natural materials since he was a boy whittling and carving wood. In his early 30s, Cook was living in South Florida when he saw a…
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Culture

Space to Create

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Sundress Academy hosts visiting writers at Karns farmhouse Nestled into a verdant holler in the Karns area of Knoxville, you’ll find a small farmhouse surrounded by lush foliage and serenaded by the bleating of sheep, the buzzing of…
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Culture

Appalachian Anthology

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Open up a copy of Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia, take a look at the gorgeous photography, and you will be sure to notice one thing first of all—this feels like home. Read the writer profiles, and you will be sure of…
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