Kinnakeet Adventure
I can't say that this is my new book. It's not mine. It's not new. It is a book. It's Kinnakeet Adventure, written by Stanley Green in...
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Joe Sledge
- Mar 17
- 15 min
The Last Ride
As most of you know, I'm from the coast, the Outer Banks, and I really have bonded with my land, as well as the sea connected to it. I...
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Joe Sledge
- Nov 6, 2022
- 5 min
Our New Future, and a New Futuro
For those of you who have followed my page and my stories, you probably know that this icon of the Outer Banks, the Futuro "UFO House"...
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Joe Sledge
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Bone Orchard
Imagination is needed to see the fascination with cemeteries and graveyards. It's not a morbid curiosity, but more a feeling of "There...
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Joe Sledge
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
When The Circus Leaves Town
I feel a little like this picture. Summer is done for us, except for a few hangers on, those lucky enough to chase the sunsets in an...
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Joe Sledge
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
It's The Hottest Day... So Far.
Do you know these days? When it gets hot, and stays hot, and keeps staying hot, and the hot sticks to you so that you radiate the heat...
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Joe Sledge
- Jun 10, 2022
- 5 min
The Castle On The Edge Of The Shore
At first glance, this cottage looks both beautiful and unassuming. It's obviously old, with none of the punch out style of the new beach...
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Joe Sledge
- May 6, 2022
- 5 min
I Didn't Know The House Was Haunted
I finished my most recent book, Haunting The Carolina Coast, this week, with some final touches to the cover and last little edits to...
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Joe Sledge
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Keep The Lake Clean: A commitment to place and time
It was a mere comment I saw that made me think of this photo, and my place within it. I mean figuratively, as I took the photo. I saw how...
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Joe Sledge
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
It's The Little Things...
No, King Neptune here is not a "little thing" by any stretch. A lot of things in my books aren't little at all. Part of the nature of...
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Joe Sledge
- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
It's A Ghost Story
I am finishing up my first draft of my next book, which will be an Outer Banks follow up to my book Haunting The Outer Banks. I thought...
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Joe Sledge
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
What Hides In That Kudzu?
Lake Lure was the catalyst. I can't say it was where it all started, because I don't know where or when I started liking all these...
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Joe Sledge
- Dec 24, 2021
- 4 min
Old Christmas
Willfulness and stubbornness are considered virtues by some, particularly the longtime residents of the Outer Banks. When presented with...
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Joe Sledge
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
Some Question of Success
Most people know that the Wright Brothers had the first successful flights of an airplane on December 17, 1903. Few will know that they...
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Joe Sledge
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Back To Work
It's time. I have been a writer for over ten years, and I have learned and honed my craft over that period to be able to write quickly,...
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Joe Sledge
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
Hey You Turkeys!
Halloween has passed, and we are into that speedbump of a buffet before Christmas that we call Thanksgiving. Now, I love Thanksgiving,...
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Joe Sledge
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Bone Orchard
This is the time of year that cemeteries and graveyards get popular. Let's face it, Halloween, Fall, All Hallows Day, this changing of...
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Joe Sledge
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Cora Tree
For the longest time, there were no roads that lead down Hatteras Island. The few residents of the villages that dotted the island were...
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Joe Sledge
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Unexpected Guest
This beautiful mountain sunset is where it all started for me wanting to write my books. This is the lake deck of the Lodge On Lake Lure,...
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Joe Sledge
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Haunting The Outer Banks
I was sure that the ghosts of pirates wandered my beach, just on the other side of the dune, walking up on moonlit nights to find long...
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