by John Senechal | Sep 4, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Arthur blew as hard as he could on the diamond ring. Bea pushed it with her hands. A little dust swirled up but the ring didn’t budge. Arthur stood back up and kicked it while Bea touched it with her fingertips and willed it forward. It eventually moved when they both...
by John Senechal | Aug 3, 2022 | Timeline Stories
I came to Asheville after the Humane Society took my horse for the third time. They keep saying he’s too ribby. Of course he’s ribby, so am I. We walked across the country 3,500 miles together in a year. Bo is a working horse; he’s an athlete. Most horse people own...
by John Senechal | Jul 30, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Ed Wilson was a buddy of mine in the First World War, back in 1918. He called on Friday night, saying he wanted help snatching the cannon again. Of course, I said yes. Then he told me the circumstances. Turns out, with the current war on, the city had removed the...
by John Senechal | Jul 21, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Joseph Q. Miller and his father Winston Miller came to Asheville in the summer of 1920 for one thing: Joey wanted to fly. It was his 14th birthday, and he knew what he wanted. He knew where to go and who to ask. There was an airplane, a landing strip, and a pilot who...
by John Senechal | Jul 16, 2022 | Timeline Stories
“Big Jim!” Dave called as he bounded down the steps to the patio in back. He held up a brown paper grocery bag. “I brought the chicken.” “So good to see you,” Jim said, shaking Dave’s hand. “It’s been a few years. Last time I saw you was in New York, after we were...
