Being poor does not mean living poorly. This is a lesson that writer Christine Ashwell's grandfather taught her. Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum's latest production, "Appalachian Witches," ...

Jean Trinh is an award-winning journalist who covers food, arts, and culture. She is a contributing food writer at The Los Angeles Times, where her work has been recognized with a 2023 James Beard ...

Plot: "Appalachian Witches" is the story of three women who are bound to the Appalachian Mountains and its traditions, music, superstitions, ghosts, history and faith. Told in a lighthearted ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft Emma Cieslik Isolation is a part of life in the Appalachian Mountains, and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Some may be offended by being called a witch, but Ian Allen certainly isn’t. As a modern-day witchcraft practitioner, Allen doesn’t shy away from the title, especially ...

A ninth generation Appalachian herself, Archer Sullivan brings the mountains of North Carolina to life in The Witch's Orchard, a wonderfully atmospheric novel that introduces private investigator ...