by Hannah Epperson | Nov 10, 2024 | Timeline Stories
Wouldn’t it be a shame, Flora thought, the box of True American Diamond Matches rattling in her hand, wouldn’t it be a shame if the old place burned down? The cool night air tugged at Flora’s apron, somewhere down the way a dog barked. Biltmore Ave. was deserted...
by Melanie McGee Bianchi | Sep 15, 2024 | Timeline Stories
The year 1928 was momentous for Asheville and surrounding areas. Asheville High School was being built, Beaucatcher Tunnel was being blasted into the city’s downtown mountain, and an hour and more further west, the first phases of the Great Smoky Mountains National...
by John Senechal | Sep 14, 2024 | Timeline Stories
Lilly and Tommy Lilly Scanlon’s mother should have been there by now. The parade was starting to come into the square already, excitement buzzing in the air as people of all ages lined the sidewalks, eager to...
by Melanie McGee Bianchi | Jul 28, 2024 | Timeline Stories
“Fate Creek” is the third chapter in the novella-in-progress The Doll Sanatorium. In the summer of 1928, with a tunnel being blasted into Beaucatcher Mountain three blocks away and Asheville High School under construction just down the road, teenager Catesby Eleanor...
by Maura Lin | Mar 13, 2024 | Timeline Stories
The black cat summoned me — and hastened my departure months afterwards. I was weary and thirsty that late September day in 1928 as I trudged up Main Street. I passed the attractive Gray Rock Inn, but I knew it was beyond my means. However, just north of the inn, I...
