Author Nick: chowellesq
Name: Christy Sweeney
Site: http://www.centralkylaw.com
About Author: I grew up in Fort Gay, WV until I was in 5th grade. I then moved to Martin, Co, KY for one year and then to Louisa, KY until I was 18. At that time I left the mountains for Lexington, KY where I pursued a BA in Spanish and Political Science and a JD all at the Univeristy of KY. I reside in Lexington and practice law in Fayette and the surrounding counties. I am currently 32 years old.
The wind blows warm and soft across the Appalachian Mountains as I look down at my own grave. Lonely and forgotten. Abandoned really, except for the presence of others like myself, holding on to the past, afraid of the future, and pessimistic about the present. The graves within this graveyard are long forgotten. The weeds [...]
Rest of the Story ...Christmas is a wonderful thing. You have Christmas plays, Christmas lights, Christmas trees and all manner of decoration. Christmas has always been a big to-do in the Howell household. My mom can be very focused and competitive, especially when there is a certain new and great toy that her child wants.Â
I remember sitting in the [...]
Men in Appalachia take Deer Hunting Season very seriously. From the time they are small boys, they are groomed into being hunters. There is no prouder moment in a mountaineers life than his first Buck, mounted on the wall with his name and the date engraved below it. They are heirlooms that are passed down from [...]
Rest of the Story ...Memorial for:
Garland Howell, Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky
George Moore, Wolf Creek, Martin County, Kentucky
Both of my grandfathers worked in the mine for years. Neither passed away as a result of a mining accident. My Papaw Howell fell ill to lung cancer when I was young. He was still working in the mine when he got sick [...]
I was very small when both of my parent’s joined church. I’m going to say I was 3 or 4. At any rate, the church going was fine, but the baptism part was more than I could take.Â
I had never seen a baptism before, or not at least that I could remember. I remember going [...]
I look very young for my age, I always have. I left home for college and attended the University of Kentucky for both undergraduate studies and law school. I graduated from law school and passed the Bar Exam at the age of 25. I decided to remain in Lexington, KY to practice law and joined [...]
Rest of the Story ...I grew up on a farm just outside of Fort Gay, WV in a hallow named Mill Creek. Easter was a special time. A time of new dresses, coloring eggs with my mom and brother and a Sunday morning trip to church, Old Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church to be exact.Â
The Easter Bunny would always come [...]
When I was really little, maybe 3 or 4, I got my first pet, a puppy named Pancake. I’m not sure why I named him Pancake, but I did. I was a sensitive child and I remember that one morning my mom asked me if I wanted a pancake for breakfast. I remember crying [...]
Rest of the Story ...In the 1980’s everyone got chicken pox. Some children’s parents would even send them to play with kids who had it just to get it over with. My mom was not one of those people. She did her best to keep me and my brother, who was three years younger, from getting in. She was [...]
Rest of the Story ...When I was small in the late 1970’s and 1980’s, my mom used to take me to a pediatrician in Ashland, KY for all of my doctor’s visits. I think that most people just went to a regular family doctor, but we would travel about 45 minutes to the pediatrician’s office. It seems like every [...]
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