Episode 102 is up at Dr. Doctor (which Howard is happy to say finally officially a part of). It’s all poetry all the time this time. We sat down with the inimitable Kevin Chesser, listen to him lay down some banjo tunes alongside his poetical numbers.
Sam & Howard talk Amy Hempel and language, and Sam talks Pessoa & Pedagogy.
Additional performances included are Keegan Lester from a reading this past spring in Florida with Kaveh Akbar, Isabelle Shepherd, Paige Lewis and Jayme Ringleb, as well as performances from Sophia Rehak, Hannah Bell and Sam from our tour performance this summer at The Yew Mountain Center.

Here ya go, enjoy:

100 STORIES UNDER 50 WORDS ZINE
We’re asking for writers to contribute a small collection of 10 (TEN) very short micro-stories, each story no more than 50 (FIFTY) words. We’re also asking artists to contribute a small black and white illustration to be paired with one of the collections. We’re only looking for 10 (TEN) collections, which means competition will be tight (you all are very talented, you know), so only send us your BEST (BEAST) work!
This zine will be accompanied by a reading (TBA), and both the zine and reading proceeds will all be going to Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP).

Submissions are due November 13th, and please let us know if you intend to contribute before that date (I know this timing is tight, but we can do this yall)
Please send submissions to:
travelinappalachiansrevue@gmail.com
and if you can PLEASE PLEASE consider sending a small donation (which will be used for printing materials and probably a pizza from Pizza Al’s on zine assembly night) (no amount is too small) (but also please do not just send $.69 – you know who you are) to paypal.me/howardparsons

Hey ya’ll. It sure has been a while ain’t it? A LOT has come and gone since we last spoke. And I mean, A LOT. I’ve got podcasts to share with you, and by podcasts, I mean PODCASTS- lot’s of em suckers. But that’s not why I’m here now. I’ll share them with you later on, because I have some ideas about how I want to present them to ya. You all know I am just ever so concerned with presentation. What can I say, I am my father’s son after all (aren’t we all).

SO

The news for today is news about Sunday. We were invited to be a part of this years Huntington Music and Arts Festival. We’re hosting a SUNDAY DINNER upstairs at Black Sheep Burritos & Brews with singer-songwriters COLTER WALL and TIM LANCASTER and novelist S.G. REDLING.

$10 gets you, in addition to the show, a DELICIOUS and UNIQUE three-course meal. This meal, this FEAST is a one-of-a-kind, a one-night-only, be-there-or-be-square kind of ordeal. The menu is being lovingly prepared special for HMAF and Travelin Appalachians Revue and if you miss it, well, don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

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COLTER WALL is a singer-songwriter from the prairies of Saskatchewan in central Canada. Take Johnny Cash and Blaze Foley and throw em in a pot with Alan Lomax’s Southern field recordings, add a pinch of Townes Van Zandt, a dash of Mark Lanegan, and you’ve got an idea about Mr. Wall here. His album, IMAGINARY APPALACHIA, was released in 2015.
www.colterwall.com
www.facebook.com/colterwallmusic

Huntington’s S.G. REDLING is the author of the best-seller FLOWERTOWN, BAGGAGE, The Dani Britton thrillers – THE WIDOW FILE and REDEMPTION KEY, as well as the sci-fi and urban fantasy novels DAMOCLES and OURSELVES. A former radio host and avid traveler, Sheila is also a language geek, wine enthusiast, and so-so gardener. Her newest thriller, AT RISK, hits shelves this September.
www.sgredling.com

TIM LANCASTER is an American-Folk musician born and raised in Central Florida. From a young age, the art of storytelling has been a most important interest, and as soon as he was able, Tim began travelling the country, collecting the tales and stories that are the very life-blood of his songs. With no more than a guitar, harmonica, banjo and bones, Tim Lancaster’s are inspired by the extreme conditions of the heart. His sound is a breath of fresh air to those looking for something potent and sincere in today’s music. After releasing two albums, his third collection is due Spring 2016.
www.timlancastersongs.com

and remember, we’re always just a click away ♥
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Poster by Jimbo Valentine

http://www.facebook.com/events/1802557913311019

heya.

 

hope you’re dry. we’ve been in nicholas and greenbrier counties shoveling muck and cleaning up for two weeks now. we’re tired, and dirty but today we have found some time for internet. here’s a link for ya. please please read, educate yaself and put some context to this whole tragic story. thanks. we luv u

http://wvpublic.org/term/2016-flood

(A complete and updated list of shelters, donation drop-off centers, and road closures can be found here.)

Travelin’ Appalachians Revue tour is over and done, and don’t worry – we’ll post all about it later. Podcasts, photos, videos, all of it. But right now there’s something much more important to discus – the flooding in Nicholas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Clay, Kanawha and every other one of the 44 counties under state of emergency.

Want to help?

https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=intake&entry_point_id=486&unit_id=200&logout=1

http://www.volunteerwv.org/2/index.cfm

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/WV-Flood-Volunteer-Registration-.html?soid=1102102906994&aid=JMKHPi46ctc

https://wvvoad.communityos.org/cms/

https://www.gofundme.com/2b6hqgcs

https://www.unitedwaygreenbrier.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2

https://www.facebook.com/events/579915685513216/

http://www.blueridgelife.com/2016/06/24/nelson-ski-barn-starts-drive-to-help-flood-damaged-west-virginians/

http://service.wvu.edu/dollarsfordisaster

http://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=fcde3212ac5384c3&from=serp

http://www.redcross.org/local/west-virginia

Checks are also being accepted by mail:

WV VOAD Disaster Relief Fund

815 Alderson St.

Williamson, WV 25661

Drop off sites for donations:

Rainelle Medical Center, Fit For A Queen (Beckley), RHEMA Christian Center (Lewisburg), Country Roads Crossfit (Lewisburg), Sue Ann’s Consignment (Oak Hill), Ansted Baptist Church.

Shelters have been opened in:

The Hampton Inn Huntington (Kinetic Park), Gauley Bridge Baptist Church, Marlington Middle School, Talcott School (Summers County)

In Morgantown – Donation drop-off locations will be available all week until close at Wild Zero Studios on Pleasant street, and Saturday and Sunday (June 25-26) from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Monday (June 27) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum, Kroger at Suncrest Town Centre, and Little General Store locations on Van Voorhis Road and Willey Street in Morgantown.

Here’s a list of good things to donate:

non-perishable food items
bottles or jugged water
new mens, womens, children’s underwear and socks
diapers
toiletries
pet care products/food
washcloths and towels
hand sanitizer
baby wipes
first aid kits
garbage bags
cleaning supplies
rubber gloves
laundry detergent
flashlights
batteries
blankets/ pillows
feminine products

Info and Reporting:

Road and Bridge closures – http://www.transportation.wv.gov/communications/PressRelease/Pages/default.aspx & http://www.wvva.com/story/32297212/2016/06/23/west-virginia-road-closure-report

6/26

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/26/483587401/obama-declares-major-disaster-in-west-virginia-after-historic-flooding

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/crews-search-missing-deadly-floods-recede-west-virginia-n599181

http://www.register-herald.com/news/search-for-survivors-continues-in-rainelle/article_b08ab34c-3a52-11e6-be4d-4bd6a7f8ed97.html

http://wvpublic.org/post/president-obama-offers-federal-assistance-condolences-west-virginia

http://wvpublic.org/post/when-waters-recede-photos-northern-kanawha-county

http://wvpublic.org/post/death-toll-wva-flood-stand-24-federal-disaster-declaration-approved

https://weather.com/news/news/west-virginia-flooding-severe-weather-outbreak-news-impacts

6/25

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/us/west-virginia-flooding-deaths/

http://wvpublic.org/post/wva-flood-death-toll-reaches-23-door-door-searches-continue-greenbrier

6/24

http://www.redcross.org/news/article/West-Virginia-Floods-Affects-Hundreds-Red-Cross-Responds

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-flooding-swamps-west-virginia-more-severe-weather-ahead-for-parts-of-mid-atlantic/

http://www.wvpublic.org/post/deadly-flooding-west-virginia-claims-least-five-including-toddler-missing-thursday

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/24/2-dead-floods-sweep-west-virginia/86329316

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/west-virginia-floods-4-dead-young-boy-missing-thousands-left-n598346

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/06/24/deaths_reported_amid_widespread_flooding_in_west_virginia.html

http://www.dhsem.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery/find-an-open-shelter

A Wild WRITER Has Appeared!
Alderson, WV writer and native, Mesha Maren will joining the show down in Fayetteville on the 16th of this very merry month of June. Along with our other guests Scott McClanahan, Juliet Escoria and Amanda Miller, this show is going to be truly special.

So

I’d better see you there.
okluvubye♥♥

You can read some of Mesha’s work here:
http://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/withdraw
http://atticusreview.org/muddy-creek/
http://www.barcelonareview.com/71/e_mm.html
https://meshamaren.com/

HEY! Huge news guys. YOOGE news yall. We have a brand new addition to the WHOLE TOUR. Iranian-American Novelist Sam Farahmand will be joining us all the way from Los Angeles, California. He is ~so~…

Source: NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHING

SEE YOU THERE, CUBS!