Writings by: Silas House

This author has written 50 pieces
In Memoriam: Gurney Norman

In Memoriam: Gurney Norman

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We are mourning the loss of an Appalachian giant. Gurney Norman was one of the architects of Appalachian literature and Appalachian studies, but he was also a generous teacher and mentor to so many. He was affectionately referred to as “Gurney” by his many admirers, so we will do the…
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Erin Keane talks ‘Runaway’

Erin Keane talks ‘Runaway’

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Fall 2022 ♦
At a greasy spoon in Louisville, Erin Keane dissects a phrase she holds in particular contempt: It was a different time. She spits it out over the clatter of dishes and shouted orders coming from the nearby kitchen, rolling her expressive eyes for good measure. The weaselly wording, she believes,…
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2021 Denny C. Plattner Awards

2021 Denny C. Plattner Awards

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We are proud to announce the winners of the annual Denny C. Plattner Awards, which were established in 1995 by Kenneth and Elissa Plattner to honor their late son and his love of writing. The awards are given to the finest pieces of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that appeared…
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In Conversation: Marianne Worthington

In Conversation: Marianne Worthington

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Winter 2022 ♦
As a child growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the 1950s and 1960s, Marianne Worthington was surrounded and subsumed by country music. Her parents often tuned their television set to WATE, the local station that aired Knoxville businessman-turned-mayor Cas Walker’s Farm and Home Hour variety show, which featured established and…
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In Conversation: Jayne Moore Waldrop

In Conversation: Jayne Moore Waldrop

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Fall 2021 ♦
In “For What It’s Worth,” one of the stories that populate Jayne Moore Waldrop’s tender, linked story collection Drowned Town, a character muses about “generational labor.” The notion is at the heart of this book, which considers how the federal government’s seizure of land in western Kentucky to create two…
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