Waynesville Author Leah Hampton A Rural Activist, One Story At A Time - a podcast by Blue Ridge Public Radio - BPR Arts & Performance

from 2020-12-10T13:42

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In her debut collection of short stories, Waynesville author Leah Hampton makes sure to grab readers from her first sentences. The story "Parkway" begins with, "We find bodies all the time. Lots of folks come up here to die or kill or get killed." The story "Saint" opens this way: "Your brother is going to die in twelve years." And in "F*ckface," the title story opening the book, Hampton begins with "Nothing'll ever fix what's broken in this town, but it would be nice if they'd at least get the

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