Hillbilly Elegy

Hattie Hounshell Blanton, Don Bowman
(my dad), Cheryl Bowman, Cory
Bowman, Chelsea Bowman, Lakshmi
Chilukuri, Krish Chilukuri, Shreya
Chilukuri, Donna Vance, Rachael Vance,
Nate Vance, Lilly Hudson Vance, Daisy
Hudson Vance, Gail Huber, Allan Huber,
Mike Huber, Nick Huber, Denise
Blanton, Arch Stacy, Rose Stacy, Rick
Stacy, Amber Stacy, Adam Stacy,
Taheton Stacy, Betty Sebastian, David
Blanton, Gary Blanton, Wanda Blanton,
Pet Blanton, Teaberry Blanton, and
every crazy hillbilly I’ve ever had the
honor to call my kin.
Last, but certainly not least, is my
darling wife, Usha, who read every