Appalachian Writers Forum Hello out there Kentucky, how ..

did you find this place? How long has this group been going? As you will notice I have bunches and bunches of my stuff in here for you all to read now. I live near the Lake Cumberland area and have been writing since I was 13 years old. I have been published lots of places for free and none for pay yet, I may be trying to work on that? We will see all I know is I have to write, writing is the closest thing you get to my soul. Some of it is serious and some of it is just for play. Janie

Hi, Janie. I don't live far. Richmond. I started the group a few weeks ago. I couldn't find any groups for writers in this region. I meet people from other places all the time. I wanted to meet writers who know where I'm from, who some from the same experiences.

Can't wait to read your writing. . .
Emily

During college I lived down in Whitley Co, which is very close to Cumberland Gap. I love Kentucky (and not just the b-ball). Raised in Kentucky for the majority of my life has taught me what it really means to be country and a red blooded-American. I'm so happy to find that I'm not the only one on WC who lives in KY.

Oh, Emily... we don't live too far apart. I live in Anderson Co, right next to Frankfort. Did you go to Eastern?

Well, it looks like I found the Briar Patch. lol Was born and raised in Breathitt county and later Jefferson county. I now live in Hardin county on a small farm I own.

Emily and me have started a small website as a forum for Kentucky writers to gain exposure. Come by and check us out. You may find you have something you would like to post there as well. We are on the hunt for contributors!

I went to UK. I'm in Lawreceburg just about every other weekend. My best friend lives there and I've found she's just about a half hour from everywhere important. We went to Perryville on Saturday. Next weekend we'll be in Danville for the Raintree County celebration.

I have a son who has lived in Louisville for the past 10 years, and I go visit him and his daughter when I can. It's a 13-hour drive for me, but beautiful!

Ahhhhh, Louisville. I know it well. I split my childhood between there and the mountains. My mother and son still live there, in Valley Station. When I grew up most of that was all farmland, now it is mostly developments and subdivisions. I now live about 40-45 miles southwest of there outside of Elizabethtown in Howe Valley.

What area of Louisville does he live in? Since the recent changes, all of Jefferson county is considered Louisville now...and the urban crawl continues.

Nice to find you all good Kentucky people here

I am here in Middletown, Ohio. There are so many of us here we call it Middletucky. My father in law once asked me what was so great about Kentucky. After I finished laughing I told him. ''Ralph,'' I said, ''If I can't live in Kentucky, I can live anywhere, but if I can live in Kentucky. I can't live any where else.'' Since I have Grand children here I am here. Like the Apostle Paul I have learned to be content in whatever state I am in.

I can understand that, Frank, when I married I lived with my husband in Brown County, Ohio, for two years. After his mother passed away he brought me back where I ought to be. I can't imagine living any other place in the world than my Kentucky.

 

Welcome to any new group members! I'll be putting up a new Feature Contest soon. . . .

Hey Ky friends!!    I live in central Ky.......but grew up in Louisville. Went to UofL and grad school at Kent School of Social Work. How ya'll doin?

 

Welcome to the Group! We usually have a contest going, just for us. And if you'd like to read writers from our geographic area there are lots of wonderful writers in here!

 

(what part of central Kentucky?)

Emily

 

While I have spent most of my life floating about The Rust Belt, I have visited Kentucky a couple of times, most notably Emily's place of residence (my brother is a proud EKU grad), where I got extremely drunk and even more ill.  That Dickel's is some mean bourbon...

hello hillbilly girl,   although I am a native North Carolinian, and currently misplaced in Alabama I spent some very formative child hood years in Big Bone Ky. most of my maternal family still live in Covington, Florence, Ludlow and Middlesboro, in the southern part.Im new to this group and the whole writing thing, I really enjoy reading everyones writings. They take me back to the good ole days.

 

Welcome to the group, Missy! It's good to have you.

 

Emily