Dare to Discover

My Songs – Introduction

November 5, 2025April 18, 2012 by Alan Farley

With a couple of exceptions, the songs included here are all about the woods and waters. Mostly about camping and fishing on New River and Indian Creek with the “gang,” Hanry Hale (called Big Henry in one song), his sons and grandsons, along with a few close buddies. The songs were ‘written’ by me, with … Read more

Four Generations – Introduction

November 5, 2025April 18, 2012 by Alan Farley

I write this for those who are interested in ancestry . . . as I have become in recent times, motivated in great part by Leslie’s work with our family history. When I was much younger I didn’t give it much thought, and that’s probably the way most people are. There were times, though, that … Read more

Wood

November 5, 2025April 18, 2012 by Alan Farley

My great-grandfather Hite was a cabinet maker. He was truly masterful in his ability to work with wood. While I as a young child had heard of his skills, the only remaining piece of his making is a small lift top desk, which was in our home for many years. That desk was my work … Read more

White Silence

November 5, 2025April 18, 2012 by Alan Farley

I think I was 15. Wintertime. Saturday morning. Snow about six inches deep everywhere. Nothing going on at home, so I decided to go out. I walked through the snow down to the railroad tracks, then stepping on every cross tie to the South Charleston C&O Railway station. No one there, no cars on the … Read more

When the Earth Cooled

November 5, 2025April 18, 2012 by Alan Farley

If you’re reading this say, forty years from now, like in 2054, you probably believe that age 82 isn’t very old. By then “old” may start at about 100. Until you stop and think about “the way things were,” as life-span thoughts get you caught up in the now and the then. So yes, I’m … Read more