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Charles Dodd White is the author of six books. He has received the Appalachian Book of the Year Award and the Chaffin Award for his fiction. His next novel, THE WORLD ITSELF, is forthcoming in 2027 from Regal House. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he teaches English at Pellissippi State Community College.

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A Shelter of Others

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A SHELTER OF OTHERS Publication Day

sheltercoverToday A Shelter of Others is published. It’s been a bit of a wait, but I’m excited to see this book out into the world. There’s a nice write up over at Fiddleblack’s blog that discusses “antipastoralism” and how this novel fits that definition. Read it here


 


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“Men were doomed to repeat the sins of not only their fathers, but all their ancient forbears on back to Cain. That was the true mark upon man, scripted in his very blood.”
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Melody Charles wrote: "It's a fun town. We just got slammed with 17 inches of snow last week. No power for 3 days!"

WOW....that's a LOT of freakin' snow!!!




Charles White It's a fun town. We just got slammed with 17 inches of snow last week. No power for 3 days!


Melody Hi...thanks for the friend request. Congrats on your novel coming out...we love Asheville :)


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