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The ridge held the last light longer than the road below, where the houses had already gone dark. By morning, the creek would carry the rain toward every name they had tried to forget.
From Dark Holler, Lovely
WRITER
J.L. Tyrrell
Fiction, poetry, stage and screen writing, and nonfiction shaped by family history and place.
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FEATURED WORK
Appalachian literary novel
Dark Holler, Lovely
Seeking Representation
An unpublished Appalachian literary novel seeking representation.
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Read about the novelCover placeholderDARK HOLLER,LOVELYJ.L. TYRRELL
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FROM THE WORK
FROM THE JOURNAL
Field notes and reflections
Sample content / Writing Update
Notes from the Ridgeline
A brief note on place, memory, and the work of returning to a draft.
August 14, 20262 min read
Sample content / Reading Reflection
Reading the Land
A reflection on landscape as witness rather than backdrop.
July 2, 20263 min read
Sample content / Research Note
The Archive Box
On the physical evidence that survives a family story.
May 21, 20262 min read
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