JULIA NUNNALLY DUNCAN has published seven books of poetry and fiction. Her poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies including North Carolina Literary Review, WNC Woman, Carolina Woman Magazine,and Appalachian Heritage. She is a native of Western North Carolina and has taught English and Southern Culture at her local community college for over three decades. She lives in Marion, NC, with her husband Steve, a woodcarver, and their daughter Annie, who is active in her high school band.