K.G. Byrd

Porch of Byrd

Words from a porch in Appalachia.

Come sit awhile.

This is where I keep the poems, stories, strange roads, wicked kitchens, old ghosts, and other things that found their way home.

Some were born here in Appalachia. Some took the long way back.

The porch light is on.

Fresh tracks

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Story

The Legend of Mossy Brooks

The beginning of a Bigfoot with a gift for survival, spectacle, and leaving before the bill arrives.

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Zine · Volume One

Wicked Kitchen

Recipes, poems, warnings, and notes from Lola—served on thick cream paper with questionable intentions.

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A room of her own

Lola’s Corner

Her sayings, her notes, and the pieces that carry her voice. Curated by K.G. Byrd. Unsupervised by nobody.

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The fellow keeping the light on

K.G. Byrd

A writer and poet in Jonesborough, Tennessee, making a home for Appalachian stories, strange humor, old ghosts, and the work that takes the long road back.

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