Slater Davis is a husband, father, and grandfather. He grew up in Griffin, Georgia where he met and married his wife, Becki. In 1969 Slater & Becki moved to Atlanta after he was hired by Southern Bell. In 1970 Slater was drafted into the Army and had his Infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. After his training he served in Vietnam beginning in November of 1970 as a member of the Americal Division. During his tour in Vietnam Slater served with two different Infantry units within the Americal Division: Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 11th Light Infantry Brigade; and Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 198th Light Infantry Brigade. Slater writes about his military experiences and the lasting impact of them in “349 Days”. He is a lifetime member of the Americal Division Veterans Association (ADVA) and a graduate of Georgia State University, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is now retired, after 46 years with the phone company, and a resident of Ellijay, Georgia. He can be reached at www.slaterdavis.com.
From the farms and pastures of the north Georgia mountains, where pine trees grow in the brick red clay, the tradition of storytelling is alive and well. As rustic as a barbed wire fence, as homey as a light in the window, In the Pines is a collection of stories and poems told in the voice of a vanishing people. Funny, poignant, and reminiscent of events and personalities familiar to us all, you will come away feeling that someone in the book reminds you of a person you know. This is not a book about the magnolia and cotillion south, but about the lives of Appalachian people who lived a hardscrabble life at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains. So, take a journey into the lives of the Appalachian people and listen to the characters tell their stories of joys and struggles, and everyday life in the mountains, in the pines.
When Alex's father takes her to their favorite beach she brings a dandelion with her to make a special wish, but upon arrival she sees another little girl who might need the wish much more than she does..
