Effie: An Old Story, Finally Written Down

An adventure, a regret and the beginning of something new.

It’s as true a story as stories told can be.

The essay I share below represents four generations of women (if you are a careful reader, you may recognize five) and over one hundred years of family history. My mother, who was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, was shipped back to the hills of Eastern Kentucky every summer of her childhood to stay with her …