We need the world to hear us when we say firmly: This moment is about so much more than the rise of Trump.
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Author: Dana Coester
From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.”
I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, especially young Appalachia, is fully cognizant of the dystopia and hopeful nonetheless.
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Our Complicated Appalachia in To the Bones, Weedeater and The Evening Hour
Here in Appalachia, we are, like it or not, voices of a place. I find that so many of my conversations with other journalists, writers and community members explore the myriad ways we navigate and relate to Appalachia. It is a place of baggage and struggle and poetry and loss. […]
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100 Days in Appalachia
What is Appalachia, and why should you care? 100 Days in Appalachia was born the day after the 2016 election. Weary of the influx of bus tours and parachuting journalists seeking insights into rural America, we launched 100 Days to push back on the national narratives that had reduced our […]
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The 100 Days in Appalachia team is growing!
At day 236 (but who’s counting?) into our publishing experiment, we are pleased to announce that we’ve hired several new contributing editors. These talented additions to the team will help us develop new content verticals, grow our network of contributors and publishing partners, and continue to build what has become […]
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Muslim convert bridges divide between Christians and Muslims in Appalachia
Bob Jones is a sixth generation West Virginian and a Muslim convert. He feels at home in Appalachia at the intersection between his Christian roots and Islamic faith and lives within 10 miles of where his ancestors immigrated to W.Va. in the 1800s. “West Virginia is my story,” he says. Bob’s full […]
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