Introduction: Aunt Eva, suffering from many handicaps, was going to be all alone for the week her sister and brother-in-law would be in Niagara Falls. Before they left, Carl turned to his dog and said, “Bob, you take care of Aunt Eva. Don’t let anything happen to her.”
When Aunt Eva was a little girl, she [...]
Introduction: Jeannie loved Kent and Kent loved Jeannie. So one day, they decided to get married. They found a preacher. They found a church. Their wedding day was fast approaching. Unknown to them, there was an uninvited wedding guest who planned to attend.
Jeannie loved Kent and Kent loved Jeannie. So one day, they decided to [...]
Introduction: This is a true story that happened around 1900 in Christiansburg, Virginia. An East Tennessee school teacher shared with me a true event that happened to her grandparents, Sylvester and Lena, and their dog, Gyp.
Story Description: Lena heard a scream! The children were safe in bed. Her husband, Sylvester, was off in the barn, [...]
Introduction: We’ve all had them. What were yours? I will now share my ten most embarrassing moments.
1. Most Embarrassing Moments:
Have you ever taken part in a seemingly innocent conversation and made a comment that your listeners took totally opposite of what you intended? The summer after my fourth-grade year, I attended Girl Scout camp. At
lunch [...]
Introduction: I adapted my audience-participation story from Arlene Mosel’s compelling tale called “Tikki Tikki Tembo.” I call my Appalachian version of that story “Rufus Rufus Jim Bob.” Imagine if your brother had a name that took so long to say that he almost died.
Back in the hills of Tennessee, there once lived two brothers. Their [...]
Elephant from Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, TN representing Uncle Pachyderm taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale
Introduction: Uncle Pachyderm died in the 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan’s Mongols. Read about his amazing experiences from the point of his death onward. You may never look at elephants the [...]
Elephant from Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, TN representing Uncle Pachyderm taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale
Introduction: Uncle Pachyderm was one of many elephants forced to be on the front line of a 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan’s Mongols. Imagine his terror when the Mongols dismounted and [...]
Black Bear running for its life in Shumate Hollow used with permission of Ed Wiley
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
Brother and Sister Bear Cubs take turns telling how they and their mother died due to the strip-mining that took place at Shumate Hollow, WV. Read their story and [...]
Black Bear from Knoxville Zoo representing Sorrow Bear in Bear Heaven taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
The interview continues with Sorrow Bear, the mother bear who died due to the strip-mining at Shumate Hollow, WV. She now resides in the outskirts of [...]
Black Bear from Knoxville Zoo representing Sorrow Bear taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
Introduction: Sorrow Bear was a mother bear who died knowing that she failed to save her two precious cubs from the strip-mining at Shumate Hollow, WV. She now resides [...]
