Julianne McCullagh

Running on Red Dog Road

History & Biography

“Drema Hall Berkheimer is a pure storyteller, one of the most wonderfully gifted I’ve ever read. As they make their way through Running on Red Dog Road, readers will smile continually, laugh out loud occasionally, and turn misty-eyed at times of joy or sadness as this child of Appalachia shares so lovingly her growing-up experiences with her cherished family and friends. Her phrasing is so exquisite and her words so perfectly chosen that her writing is a mixture of prose and poetry. It’s best read in private, so there will be no distractions distractions as the reader travels hand in hand with the author from beginning to end. DR. GEORGE T. ARNOLD, Professor Emeritus, W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Marshall University Running on Red Dog Road is an American treasure. Echoes of Mark Twain resonate in Ms. Berkheimer’s tales of life in West Virginia in the care of loving and wise grandparents while her widowed mother helps save the world as a Rosie the Riveter. This family is an icon of what we should wish to be. Truly a needed voice in our world.”