PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING”©️ 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FOUR. EVERYTHING NEW. Glad to be on land, they couldn’t wait for the trip which would carry them closer to their destination. Grigor had heard the the mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee were cooler than the coastal plains and was good for cattle and sheep. That was his goal. On …
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PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER THREE. ANCHORS AWAY. Not long into May the family loaded the wagon and hitched a draft horse. They had a canvas tarp over their luggage, crates, and gifts because, of course, it was drizzling. Branwyn baked a few loaves of bread and packed some cheese for the trip to …
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PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley [Hope you enjoyed chapter 1 last month. If you missed it, go back and read that first. ~ Don] CHAPTER TWO. UPROOTING. March 1 was St David’s Day. St David was a devout Christian brother from the nine hundreds who on his deathbed said, “Brothers, be constant. The yoke which …
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PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley Several mentioned they wanted to read “more” about Blurry Mountain*, a short story from Christmas 2024. I thought I would, then I thought maybe I should write how we got here. Who founded the farm? Looking back at the early 1800s I had fun and learned much. Not only who, …
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