Folk Tales

Night hunters – this picture is courtesy of Oliver Hartley’s Hunting Dogs, a book you can read for free at Project Gutenberg.  Hartley published the book in 1909.  Several months ago, I shared a folktale that my father-in-law had written down.  In that very short story, “Uncle John” and “Uncle Jim” jump a train to… Continue reading

“The past is not dead.  It’s not even past.” ~ William Faulkner Jumping a train. In Mr. Burl’s folk tale below, “Uncle Jim” and “Uncle John” hop a train to Mt. Sterling. Folk and fairy tales have always been a source of fascination to me.  As a child, I couldn’t get enough of Hansel and… Continue reading