Strange Dreams in a God Story in Bluefield News
Rev William Grant Burleigh writes a weekly feature blending nature tales with regional lore. In a Kentucky tale Colonel Kara Bradley, once prosperous, moves to Harlan and drifts into moonshine and fantasies. The piece blends travel, frontier life, and vivid animal and river imagery.
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Colonel Bradley And The Singing Rattlesnake Visit
A tale recounts Colonel Bradley befriending a detached boulder rolled rattlesnake that follows him home. The snake hums tunes like My Old Kentucky Home and Auld Lang Syne, calms the baby, and even guards a burglar, revealing Jewell’s spirit.
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