Joe Sledge

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...

Willfulness and stubbornness are considered virtues by some, particularly the longtime residents of the Outer Banks. When presented with...

Most people know that the Wright Brothers had the first successful flights of an airplane on December 17, 1903. Few will know that they...

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,...

Halloween has passed, and we are into that speedbump of a buffet before Christmas that we call Thanksgiving. Now, I love Thanksgiving,...

This is the time of year that cemeteries and graveyards get popular. Let's face it, Halloween, Fall, All Hallows Day, this changing of...

For the longest time, there were no roads that lead down Hatteras Island. The few residents of the villages that dotted the island were...

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,...

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...

This is the first roadside attraction I ever found. It's the marker for the Wright Brothers, the actual first monument, put up by the...