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The Signs

The Signs Michael McFee Appalachian Heritage, Volume 33, Number 2, Spring 2005, p. 36 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2005.0090 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/434630/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 19:32 GMT from JHU Libraries The Signs Exiled in old age to the passenger seat, he can't stop reading aloud the passing signs, Resi Area 2 Miles, Exit Only, Boiled Peanuts, as if his hushed repetitions could forestall the disintegration of speech from his mind, Estate Sale, Speed Limit 35, Parkway Ahead, as if he were new to this place and its words, like a marveling tourist practicing the language, Turn Lights On, Mount Pisgah, No Vacancy, or that man in that garden in that black book naming the paradise he'll be leaving before long. —Michael McFee http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

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University of North Carolina Press
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Abstract

Michael McFee Appalachian Heritage, Volume 33, Number 2, Spring 2005, p. 36 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2005.0090 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/434630/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 19:32 GMT from JHU Libraries The Signs Exiled in old age to the passenger seat, he can't stop reading aloud the passing signs, Resi Area 2 Miles, Exit Only, Boiled Peanuts, as if his hushed repetitions could forestall the disintegration of speech from his mind, Estate Sale, Speed Limit 35, Parkway Ahead, as if he were new to this place and its words, like a marveling tourist practicing the language, Turn Lights On, Mount Pisgah, No Vacancy, or that man in that garden in that black book naming the paradise he'll be leaving before long. —Michael McFee

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 2014

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