Silver
Rings Press,
an imprint of indie publisher rENEGADE pLANETS pUBLISHING, Candler, NC,
is pleased to announce the publication of “Staubs and Ditchwater: a Friendly and
Useful Introduction to Hillfolks’ Hoodoo” by H. Byron Ballard. Ballard, a popular blogger and essayist, is a
western North Carolina native whose work has appeared regionally and
nationally.
The
book—part memoir and part instructional primer—is an entertaining introduction
to southern Appalachian folk
magic.
Ballard
leads local and regional workshops on these traditional practices and
techniques. After much thought and
conversations with a wide range of people, she decided to share some of this
information from, in her words, the fading traditional cultures of the southern
Highlands. She found that there is a hunger in both the dominant culture and in
her spiritual community for authentic
information on this subject. She did some research, talked to some
home-folks and created a series of workshops based on what she’s learned and
practiced over the years. This little
book—drawn from the workshop series-- gives the student a good over-view of
techniques, history and a glimpse into the culture from which they all
flow.
Available
June 15, 2012,
this book may be ordered through the author at www.myvillagewitch.com,
byronotthepoet@gmail.com.
Ballard
is a witty and engaging speaker, so
if you’d like to book a reading with her, she’d love to discuss that, too, at
byronotthepoet@gmail.com.
828.216.8961
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