Pocahontas County Pages, what's there, and what's coming here

I took this picture last fall from my neighbor's back yard. We'd have this view of Locust Creek too, if we cut down lots and lots of trees. I thought I ought to introduce Pocahontas County Fare a bit more, so I've made up a list of topics I've been writing about on my Web site, and which are bound to appear in this weblog as well.

• Basic Education for Adults in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. I teach a class for adults who need help with basic academic skills. Some of my students are beginning readers; others are college students polishing math or writing skills. Many of them are preparing for the GED exam. I'm very interested in learning new things myself, and my "Web presence" includes resources for myself, my students, and others like us.
  • Adult Basic Education Classes in Pocahontas County
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) About the GED in Pocahontas County
  • Rebecca's Linux Page
  • Rebecca's Writing Resources
  • Rebecca's Recent Reading
• Literary Pocahontas County. There are many well-known authors with ties to Pocahontas County, West Virginia. From Pearl S. Buck to Stephen Coonts, Patch Adams to William Pierce.
• Musical Pocahontas County. Traditional Appalachian string band music has been important to many people here.
• Spice Ridge Fiber Arts. Spinning, dying, knitting, sewing. I've spent many woman-hours in the wonderful world of fiber arts. Spice Ridge? I live at the end of the ridge where the old Spice post office used to be.
• Using Linux. I'm always learning something new about Linux, and I like to make old computers do something useful. I'm writing this on the machine I bought in 1998, and I hope to keep it performing well until 2008. (I drive an old car, too.)

Here's a list of topics I have been working on, but which have not yet gone public.

• Natural history, especially in Pocahontas County, WV. I have a PhD in biology, specifically in ecology and evolutionary biology of insects. I'm not sure why I haven't been writing more about this aspect of the county; perhaps all that time in graduate school has made it seem too much like work.
• Nature writing. I have my favorite nature writers on and off the Internet, and I have some definite ideas about what makes good nature writing.
• Understanding Appalachia, specifically Pocahontas County. An enormous amount has been written trying to define and describe Appalachia. I intend to add to the pile.