The author reminisces about his experiences at the drive-in, like cramming a '58 Chevy full of teenagers, visiting the concession stand between shows, finding a parking spot in the back row, and driving off with the speaker box still ...
Most people who decide to take a mule ride through the Grand Canyon focus on the spectacular beauty around them. Donald Davis, however, found his focus trained sharply on the 48-inch-wide trail whose ledge drops 700 feet to the Colora...
Listening for the Crack of Dawn (Amer...
Donald DavisAudiences at storytelling festivals worldwide are passionate about Donald Davis and his deceptively soft-edged Appalachian stories. Developed in oral performance, Davis'stories resonate in the experiences of his listeners and readers.
Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge
Dr. York, Miss Winnie, and the Typhoi...
Donald DavisThis won't hurt a bit.' In rural North Carolina, in 1951, despite parental reassurances, a typhoid shot hurt. It hurt even more when you saw who would be administering the shot--Miss Winnie, a large, dictatorial nurse who had been 'es...