Essay: A child of Appalachia no longer knows, as an adult, whether he still belongs

A great read and a subject to which many of us can relate, I'm sure.

The Lexington Herald-Leader
Essay: A child of Appalachia no longer knows, as an adult, whether he still belongs
By Graham Shelby
Contributing Writer
May 30, 2014

When you're a working artist, you live for emails like this one:

It asked whether I "would be interested and available to do a reading/presentation" at the annual Seedtime on the Cumberland festival in Whitesburg.

I said I would love to, but why did I feel hesitant?...

...The truth is that I don't know if I belong at Seedtime, because I don't know if I'm Appalachian. At least not anymore.

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