“I’m originally from Thurmond, West Virginia”  I almost choked on the coffee I was sipping. Growing up in the suburbs of Putnam County, WV, I had only heard of Thurmond…

“Hey Mitchum, I think there’s a guy fuckin’ your mule out by the pike.” The hulking broad expanse of the proprietor’s frame twisted, the bristles of stubble lining his thick…

Aiden has never been out in what he calls the country before. Visiting my family in Western North Carolina is a whole new world for him, and we’ve ducked into…