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| by Curtis R Blanton |
©2010 - Porch Tales Publications
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"Curtis R. Blanton -- boy-at-heart -- has scooped up a generous sampling of stories from his long-ago Jackson County days to offer them in a bundle called "Tales from the Porch." When it comes to capturing authentic mountain voices, it's rare for the general public to have access to the real thing...Blanton delivers."
--Rob Neufeld, Books Columnist, Ashville Citizen Times, October 22, 2006, G2
--Rob Neufeld, Books Columnist, Ashville Citizen Times, October 22, 2006, G2
"Blanton will keep you rolling in laughter with homespun humor but at the same time will teach you a lot of backwoods philosophy....Those who buy the book will learn apleanty about growing up here. About things like wampuscats, fire-and-brimstone sermons, thumb-sucking mules, draft dodgers, black snow and walking girls home from chruch. That was a treat! Made you feel good all week." Click to View Full Article
--Bob Terrell, Columnist, Ashville Citizen Times, August 20, 2006, C6
--Bob Terrell, Columnist, Ashville Citizen Times, August 20, 2006, C6
Another Addie native, longtime Asheville Citizen-Times columnist and author Bob Terrell, devoted his Aug. 20 column to Blanton’s new book.
“I think it’s the best book on what he calls ‘Balsam Mountain English’ and the tall tales mountaineers tell that I have read in many years,” Terrell said. “The way he writes reminds me of my Great Uncle Ranzy Crawford of Willets, who lived to the age of 102. As I read the book, I could hear Uncle Ranzy talking. I would recommend this book to the Queen of England.” Click to View Full Article
--The Sylva Herald, August 24, 2006 Vol. 81 No. 22
“I think it’s the best book on what he calls ‘Balsam Mountain English’ and the tall tales mountaineers tell that I have read in many years,” Terrell said. “The way he writes reminds me of my Great Uncle Ranzy Crawford of Willets, who lived to the age of 102. As I read the book, I could hear Uncle Ranzy talking. I would recommend this book to the Queen of England.” Click to View Full Article
--The Sylva Herald, August 24, 2006 Vol. 81 No. 22
"Although Blanton has done a good job choosing entertaining topics for his stories, the language is what really brings them to life. Reflecting what he calls "Balsam Mountain English," the book is a linguistic adventure laced with words like "dadjimmed," "airish," "clang-banger," "wampuscat," and "questimate."
At first glance, Tales from the Porch might seem like just another book of hillbilly humor, but nothing could be further from the truth. A unique look at the ways and words of some colorful characters, this book captures the oral tradition of mountain storytelling in print."
-- Alan Hodge, Our State, North Carolina Magazine
At first glance, Tales from the Porch might seem like just another book of hillbilly humor, but nothing could be further from the truth. A unique look at the ways and words of some colorful characters, this book captures the oral tradition of mountain storytelling in print."
-- Alan Hodge, Our State, North Carolina Magazine
