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Hi, my name is Carmaletta Harris Gates, but most people call me Carrie. I was born in Sylva, North Carolina in
1953. I grew up at Wolf Creek in the Canada Community of Jackson County. I have one brother, Billy, my dad
was John Lee, and my mom is Reba Harris. I lived in the Canada Community for the first forty years of my life.
I am a mountain storyteller and often tell stories at Mountain Heritage Day the last Saturday of September at Western
Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. I am the author of Granny Tales: North Carolina Mountain Tales, a
collection of local stories and poems.If you'd like to see my book click on the book image, then scroll to the bottom
of the page.
I currently live in Dillsboro, NC, with my husband, David Gates, and youngest daughter, Ashley Gates. My middle
daughter, Sarah Moses, is currently in Las Vegas, Nevada. she works as a rigger for the "O" show by Cirque du Soliet.
Carolyne finshed Western Carolina University with a BS degree in sociology, she currently works as a job coach for Webster
Enterprises. Sarah has a MFA degree in technical theatre from the University of Arizona, and Ashley just completed
the seventh grade at Fairview Elementary School. I just completed my doctoral studies and dissertation in Adult
and Higher Education for an EDD degree from NC State University in Raleigh.
My husband David is a licensed building contractor in North Carolina, in fact the first blind individual to pass the
test. He currently builds, remodels, and renovates houses.
David, and I own Bradley's General Store ( www.bradleysgeneralstore.com) in Dillsboro, NC. Bradley's is an old time general store with a real soda fountain. We sell all kinds of products, focusing
on retro lines. Bradley's is located directly across from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.
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SELF- PUBLISHING
I have enjoyed publishing Granny Tales and believe many people have a story to tell. I am currently helping
several friends write and publish their stories. If you are interested in finding out how to publish your own story, click
on the following link:
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