Writers

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While You're Taking My Mailbox, Let Me Give You a Piece of My Mind

While you're taking my mailbox, let me give you a piece of my mind

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When They Put It in Writing, They Were Cursing, Not Cussing

In ancient times, those in the know called on the many spirits of the underworld to make their curses, hexes and spells come true

The General Bunch house, which was originally located in the New River area of Anderson County, was the first log cabin to be acquired by Irwin, reconstructed, and put on display at the site that was to become the Museum of Appalachia.

Bark Grinders and Fly Minders Tell a Tale of Appalachia

At his Tennessee museum, John Rice Irwin's love for his mountain upbringing puts people in touch with a fast-disappearing way of life

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It Comes Out Only Once a Week, But the Sun Never Sets

Can a weekly paper in rural New Mexico raise enough hell to keep its readers hungry for more, issue after issue? Don't ask

Daring Deeds, Bold Dreams, in a Land Removed From Time

In The World Beneath, the sequel to his best-selling Dinotopia, author-artist James Gurney unveils a ravishing, action-packed adventure

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'Merry of Soul': The legacy of Robert Louis Stevenson

Writer Simon Winchester explores Stevenson's life and proves why he is still loved today

Etching of Joseph O. Eaton's portrait of Herman Melville

During Melville's Lifetime, Fame Proved Elusive for a Literary Giant

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Keeping Up With Our Freelancers in the Field

Since this magazine started sending writers and photographers all over the world back in 1970, they've had more adventures than most of us can dream up

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25 Years of Looking for the Unexpected

Over the past quarter-century, the magazine has published more than 2,000 major articles

Stephen Crane

A Writer Who Lived the Adventures He Portrayed

Stephen Crane was fascinated by the seamy side of life, but his works elevated fiction to new heights

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