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Tom T Traywick

Southern Appalachians

Like the Celts he holds reverence for the art of memory, which, unfortunately, he lacks.

Interests: Earth, Community, Family, Food

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Helene In the Southern Mountains

Everyone in Brevard, my home town, is unscathed—just inconvenienced. Out in the county the damage is much greater and many are without power for a week or more. They are not unscathed in the counties east, north and west of us. Poor people. Unspeakable suffering. Hundreds have died and many... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Old Ones Dream

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Chat GPT and Me

When asked what I write, I would sometimes respond that I write creative non-fiction articles that I publish on the internet and that no one reads. That is no longer true. My work, and that of other writers, is now being read by AI engines and then used to train... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2024 at Old Ones Dream

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Tanne Mouzon Brabham Traywick 1944 - 2023

Completion of El Camino de Santiago -October 2014 Tanne took flight December 26, 2023 at 10:47 AM. Said she was going to hike the AT. She was surrounded by her family and her close Camino companions. We took her body home with us and cherished her memory for 2 nights.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2024 at Old Ones Dream

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No Country for Genius Siblings

When I picked up “The Passenger” by Cormac McCarthy I barely put it down until I finished. I had the same experience with “Stella Maris,” an addendum, or coda, to “The Passenger” but published 6 weeks later. It is all a mysterious tale of love, loss, guilt, grief, genius, insanity,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2023 at Old Ones Dream

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Alexandria, And Done

The Alexandria Quartet is a tetralogy by Lawrence Durrell set in that city in the years leading to, and including, World War II. The work was immediately recognized among the most influential fiction of the 20th Century. I have been reading and re-reading it for 60 years. Recently finishing it... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2023 at Old Ones Dream

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Cormac McCarthy 1933 - 2023

On Monday I couldn’t wait any longer, and ordered the recent works of Cormac McCarthy, "The Passenger" and "Stella Maris." McCarthy reportedly died the next day. In the three days since, there has been an outpouring of literary obituaries and reviews of his life work, and rightly so—he is one... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2023 at Old Ones Dream

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God and Daddy Back in the 1970s I conceived of a collection called “The Poetry of Carly Simon.” Nothing was done on that topic by me or, as far as I know, anyone else. Fifty years later one of her resonant creations came to mind—I cannot recall what triggered the... Continue reading

Posted May 19, 2023 at Old Ones Dream

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My Mule in the Kentucky Derby: Magnolia Elegy

Photo Courtesy of Classic Woodie The story goes that a man attempted to enter his mule in the Kentucky Derby. He knew that he had no chance to win, but he reasoned that "… the association would do him good." So, in similar circumstances, I entered my recent book in... Continue reading

Posted Dec 21, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And So it Goes.

I hope that you were mostly immune to all of that conspicuous consumption and survived it with your finances and sense of well-being intact. REI closes their doors on Black Friday with the idea that everyone might stay outdoors for another day of fun. That is a responsible commercial model—but... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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In an instant your life can change. There might be a terrible accident. Or a medical diagnosis. A portal into a parallel universe opened in your closet? Or, what if you read a book that grabbed you, turned you upside down and shook you, causing the scales of culture to... Continue reading

Posted Sep 16, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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"Taking Action on Climate Change Requires Coming Together" by David Korten

"The current failed system dehumanizes us all — including the rich — and threatens the future of all our children. Our viability as a species depends on reshaping our relationships with one another and Earth. This requires new ethically grounded choices relating to culture, institutions, technology and infrastructure consistent with... Continue reading

Posted Aug 19, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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"Grant" by Ron Chernow

At 3 ½ pounds and 1100 pages of smallish print, this is a substantial book. Reading it in whole will build your core body strength, increase your knowledge, and improve your mind. I was drawn to this book, even though I had vowed, thirty years ago, to “…study war no... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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What's A Book Trailer?

#MagnoliaElegy, #BookTrailer What's a book Trailer? I had no idea. But, then I had no book. Now, all that has changed. ____________ Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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eBook Availability

eBook Availability I am culturally attached to paper and ink printed books. So…I did not mention the availability of the eBook versions of “Magnolia Elegy: Place In the Edisto Fork.” Take a look at the publisher’s Magnolia Elegy page where you can play the book trailer, read a preview of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Supply Chain Considerations The publishing industry, like other businesses, is suffering from "supply chain" issues—materials shortages and job market difficulties. There are steps you can take that might reduce your exposure to supply chain issues. If you are ordering a book, then order it direct from the publisher. If you... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Thank You Readers

"Loved the bio on the back cover. It alone would make me want to read your opus." - A reader “Magnolia Elegy: Place In the Edisto Fork” is available from your local independent bookseller, the publisher, and most of the other usual suspects. ____________ Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Human Survival Earth Day keeps coming around again, and that’s a good thing. Earth Day was first observed by United Nations Proclamation on March 21, 1970, and again as an environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970, founded by U. S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin Democrat). The April 22 date was... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Publication Day #pubday

#MagnoliaElegy At long last. “Magnolia Elegy: Place In the Edisto Fork” pays homage to an Agrarian time and place. It tells of the passing of that Time and the loss of that Place—undespairing, seeking no pity—through the eyes of the writer, the third generation of his placeholder family. It is... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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German Prisoners of War In South Carolina: Update

Call them Hanz, or call them Ishmael. They were European men who, by accident of birth, were caught on the losing side of the Second World War and were confined behind barbed wire fences in mostly rural communities in the United States. Since “German POWs in South Carolina” was published... Continue reading

Posted Feb 2, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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Here we go trudging into the third winter of our time of pestilence. But we have survived much, and we’re stronger—we have reason for optimism. The Omicron variant is burning through humanity (a flash in the pandemic?) and optimistic smart people say that we will thereby achieve some global immunity... Continue reading

Posted Jan 4, 2022 at Old Ones Dream

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The Old Ways — And the Real Deal

Note: This story was dealt with in several scattered posts on Old Ones Dream back during the summer of 2013. The following is to collect and expand and replace those posts in more appropriate fashion. Classic Rock, a Longhorn steer with a story and a part to play — one... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2020 at Old Ones Dream

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Yes Eston. That was during World War One. Terry Robert's book "A Short Time to Stay Here" deals with that story. Look him up if you don't know him: https://terryrobertsauthor.com/terry-roberts/ I have great respect for his novel "That Bright Land."

Commented Jun 26, 2020 on German Prisoners of War in South Carolina at Old Ones Dream

Living On Virus Time

I sit in the dark with my morning coffee and I ruminate - and I smile. It has become a useful habit for me. I watch the lights come on across the valley of the East Fork. I imagine the heat sources rumbling and the water heaters hissing. Then the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2020 at Old Ones Dream

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Eric Taylor - Songwriter Poet 1949 - 2020

I was alone in Alpine, Texas, having supper at the Reata bar. There was a woman sitting next to me also alone. She had travelled from a city much like Austin, or Fort Worth, and was in the small college town on a business trip. I was in town after... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2020 at Old Ones Dream

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The Parable of the Wrong Mountain

I have been here on Granny’s Rock for over 20 years with Blue Ridges around me for about 250 degrees. This array is anchored on the Southwest horizon by a peak known to me as Sassafras Mountain, and extends North and East to include Whiteface, Chimney Top, the Devil’s Courthouse,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2020 at Old Ones Dream

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