Tennessee WordSmith

WORKING Troy D. Smith Coal dust settles on me like black snow Choking in the darkness Sweat and soot making grime Soaking ...

I was deeply honored to have my novella "Odell's Bones" chosen as the winner of Western Writers of America's Spur Award i...

A SURVIVOR’S TALE By Troy Smith -- Sitting at the bedside Of this frail little woman Who helped raise me Holding her gossamer h...

UNIVERSAL TRUTH I have spent my life Arms outstretched Looking for truth “and the world Shall be better for this” Artist, author Poet, his...

The essay below –which wasn’t meant to be an essay –was in response to some specific questions from a (very conservative) student, as well ...

This is a guest blog I did over at the Western Fictioneers website, which you can find HERE :

I keep seeing these articles and memes going around about how there were “White slaves”, usually Irish, in the New World. I am attaching a...