Sworn To Silence In The Appalachians
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Two days after we went to the carnival, me and my little brother were playing under the house and we saw something shiny, and we got it out from under the house. There were two packs of it, and it looked like two strings were tied to it. Mom came out and seen what we each had in our hands and was screaming, "Listen to me! Take it over there and lay it down easy, and don't drop it.” She screamed at us so badly and said it was dynamite with the caps on it and that it could have blown up under the house. She asked if we had seen it before and we said no. She said she would find out where it came from. Mom told us to never tell this to anyone. We said we wouldn't.
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About the Book
The hidden truths of my life growing up in the Appalachians with no control over the outcome. Dangerous situations, from going hungry to downright death at the door to escape. Trapped in hard times going to school hungry after being kept up at an all night cock fight, to name a few. Awakening to an explosion in the night, only to see the house was on fire and running for my life not knowing if my siblings were still in the house. Families stuck together to help each other to find a way when there seemed to be none. Many fights between my mom and dad over his gambling habit and an empty refrigerator. The horrific feeling to learn your brother has been charged with murder and your thought is, no way. The amount of difficulty in my childhood left me in a love hate situation. I loved my family, but hated my childhood circumstances.
About the Author
All my adult life I thought I would someday write a book telling of my childhood in the Appalachians. I never dreamed at 79 years old I would begin that journey. When I left home at 18 years old I started nursing school and succeeded in becoming a nurse. I met and married my husband while working at my first hospital. We strived hard to have a good life and were blessed with two daughters a long the way. I was always a determined person and was always committed to doing my best. After I retired my dream to move to a warm climate was my goal, since my husband and I spent our working years in a northern state. We fulfilled that dream and I now reside in Florida. I am 82 years old now and my life has taken many turns, but the one thing that never changes for me, is I love life.