#appalachia — Public Fediverse posts

Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

https://jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/american-dream

#Appalachia #Music #Folk

Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

https://jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/american-dream

#Appalachia #Music #Folk

Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

https://jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/american-dream

#Appalachia #Music #Folk

Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

https://jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/american-dream

#Appalachia #Music #Folk

Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

https://jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/american-dream

#Appalachia #Music #Folk

Hare Krishna Kitchens In W.Va., Soul Food And A Musician’s Call To Arms, Inside Appalachia https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/20874/ #Appalachia #Arts&Culture #Asheville #HareKrishna #InsideAppalachia #podcast #PodcastInsideAppalachia #SoulFood #SoulFoodKitchen #SoulFoodKitchens #SoulFoodRestaurant #SoulFoodRestaurants #TashiDorji #XavierOglesby

I made another poster. GOOSE CREEK HOLLER. MONEY. MOUNTAINS. MURDER. Legal thrills in the heart of Appalachia. #mastodon #mastoArt #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookReview #book #poster #postADay #post #ad #advertising #ads #writing #author #august #authorLife #authors #writingCommunity #writers #writer #productivity #pro #promotion #socialmedia #fediverse #worldBuilding #words #graphics #pictures #picture #novels #novel #fun #exhibition #selfPromo #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #indie #DailyCreate #creative #creativity #readingCommunity #reading #read #ebooks #ebook #paperbackCoverArt #paper #publishing #published #ProductLaunch #creek #rural #Appalachia #legal #attorney #law #lawsuit #lawyer #crimeFiction #suspense #thriller #mystery #hills #hidden #murder #mountains #money

It’s book release day for Godfestation, my Appalachian weird horror novella! Out via Sley House Publishing. Order from your favorite bookseller in paperback or ebook.

#books #newrelease #horror #darkfantasy #horrorbooks #Appalachia #folkhorror

#introduction. I'm Sunflower (not my real name), & I'm new to #Mastodon. (She/her/y'all). 30-something w/ fond memories of the #90s & early #2000s. I live w/ a hidden #disability & chronic #migraine. I like writing #altText on my photos, & maybe I have a bit too much fun w/ it. I love #crafting #hiking #photography #books & #fungi. I'm passionate about #Appalachia #Travel & #coffee. I love #rain, rainy days are my favorite. I try to practice #gratitude & see myself as a #nerd. Thx for ⭐️ & 🔄!

One week to my strangest journey, Godfestation! Why are monsters and luminous beings appearing wherever Fern goes, and can she escape them? Find out on August 11 in this Appalachian weird horror novella. Via Sley House Publishing.
#books #horror #fantasy #Appalachia #folkhorror

Appalachians Against Uranium + the Case of the Ulm 5

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/07/26/appalachians-against-uranium-the-ulm-5/

Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235i-belmont-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235i-belmont-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235i-belmont-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235i-belmont-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235i-belmont-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235H: Monroe County, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235h-monroe-county-ohio/

Hype for the Future 235G: Marietta, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/hype-for-the-future-235g-marietta-ohio/

Hype for the Future 121B: Churchville, Virginia

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/hype-for-the-future-121b-churchville-virginia/

Hype for the Future 116R: The Valley View Farm Venue

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/hype-for-the-future-116r-the-valley-view-farm-venue/

Hype for the Future 115B: Ohio State Route 149

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/hype-for-the-future-115b-ohio-state-route-149/

Hype for the Future 115A: Captina Highway

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/hype-for-the-future-115a-captina-highway/

Hype for the Future 115/284: Ohio State Route 147

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/hype-for-the-future-115-284-ohio-state-route-147/

Hype for the Future 114J: Ohio State Route 145

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/hype-for-the-future-114j-ohio-state-route-145/

Hype for the Future 110P: Lake Lorelei, Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/hype-for-the-future-110p-lake-lorelei-ohio/

Hype for the Future 99I: Biltmore Estate

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/hype-for-the-future-99i-biltmore-estate/

Hype for the Future 99A: The Frontier Culture of Augusta County, Virginia

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/hype-for-the-future-99a-the-frontier-culture-of-augusta-county-virginia/

Hype for the Future 77L: The Switzerland of Ohio

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/hype-for-the-future-77l-the-switzerland-of-ohio/

#Wikipedia - Origin of the concept of a #SacrificeZone

"According to the United Nations Human Rights Council [#UNHRC], the term Sacrifice zone emerged in the #ColdWar period when #NuclearTesting, conducted by #colonial powers, such as the #UnitedStates, #France, the #UnitedKingdom, and the #SovietUnion transformed sections of land into #uninhabitable and highly #radioactive areas. Sacrifice zones can be defined as communities that experience dangerous levels of hazardous contamination and waste exposure. Sacrifice zones are linked to #racism, #oppression, #patriarchy, and #colonialism, as they are hubs of #pollution that disproportionately target and harm the physical and mental health of marginalized groups who face overlapping forms of #oppressions.

According to Helen Huntington Smith, the term was first used in the U.S. discussing the long-term effects of #StripMining #coal in the American West in the 1970s. The National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering Study Committee on the Potential for Rehabilitating Lands Surface Mined for Coal in the Western United States produced a 1973 report that introduced the term, finding:

In each zone the probability of rehabilitating an area depends upon the land use objectives, the characteristics of the site, the technology available, and the skill with which this technology is applied. At the extremes, if surface mined lands are declared national sacrifice areas, all ecological zones have a high probability of being successfully rehabilitated. If, however, complete restoration is the objective, rehabilitation in each zone has no probability of success.

Similarly in 1975, Genevieve Atwood wrote in Scientific American:

Surface mining without #reclamation removes the land forever from #productive use; such land can best be classified as a #NationalSacrifice area. With successful reclamation, however, surface mining can become just one of a series of land uses that merely interrupt a current use and then return the land to an equivalent potential productivity or an even higher one.

Huntington Smith wrote in 1975, "The Panel that issued the cautious and scholarly National Academy of Sciences report unwittingly touched off a verbal bombshell" with the phrase National Sacrifice Area; "The words exploded in the Western press overnight. Seized upon by a people who felt themselves being served up as 'national sacrifices', they became a watchword and a rallying cry." The term sparked public debate, including among #environmentalists and politicians such as future Colorado governor Richard Lamm.

The term continued to be used in the context of strip mining until at least 1999: '#WestVirginia has become an environmental sacrifice zone'."

#JoeManchin #BigOil #BigCoal #StripMining #EnvironmentalRacism #CoalMining #Appalachia #PollutionSacrificeZones #CorporateColonialism

Appalachia

I discovered North Carolina born, Colorado based singer songwriter Emily Scott Robinson several years ago when her Traveling Mercies album came out. Her newest - featuring the title track here - will be released in January 2026. Her voice + lyrics take us on a timeless journey through the hearts + minds of the people we meet on the backroads across America

#emilyscottrobinson #singer #songwriter #americana #countrymusic #appalachia #folkmusic #countryfolk #newmusic #musicworld #listenup #nowplaying #randomplay #simsongs #mixtape #nowhearthis

Thank you so much Patrick Barb for this gorgeous quote for my August 2026 Appalachian weird horror novella, GODFESTATION. It’s extra meaningful since you know where I’m from.
#Horror #HorrorBooks #HorrorCommunity #Appalachia #SouthernFiction #books #2026books #weirdhorror

Trading my #WestVirginia #Ancestor Farmhouse for a #Georgia #Bungalow

New #Blog Post: From One #Mountain Home to Another: Trading West Virginia Roots for a Georgia Ridge.

It was incredibly difficult to let go of the hope of buying my Grandparent's farm in #Appalachia.

https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/08/from-one-mountain-home-to-another.html

@Appalachian #Genealogy #familyhistory

Seeing fewer #fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.

Fireflies are vulnerable to #ClimateChange and habitat loss. Some simple landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between #Grist and #BPR, a #PublicRadio station serving western #NorthCarolina.

Katie Myers Regional Reporter, #Appalachia, July 11, 2025

Excerpt: "Basham and Jacobs have a few other tips for helping fireflies thrive. You don’t need to be a scientist to help protect fireflies. In fact, the biggest difference comes from how we care for our own #backyards. Here are a few things Basham and Jacobs recommend:

- Turn off your #PorchLights. Fireflies are incredibly sensitive to #ArtificialLight, and it can confuse them.
- Ditch the manicured lawn and embrace #NativePlants. In addition to being easier to care for, they suit the local environment and conserve water.
- Leave some leaves behind when you rake in the fall. They’re a great place for fireflies to find food, stay cool, and lay eggs.
- Plant shrubs, tufting grasses, and other, large plants. These can shelter fireflies during rainstorms and other severe weather.
- If you spot fireflies, jot down when and where you saw them and add your observations to citizen science databases like iNaturalist, Firefly Watch, or Firefly Atlas to help scientists collect data.

"Even among those who study fireflies, the thrill of spotting them remains magical. Lower has made many excursions to the southern #AppalachianMountains to find the famous, ethereal 'blue ghosts.' Rather than flicker, the insects emit a continuous bluish-green glow. 'You walk into the pitch black woods and at first you can’t really see anything right because your eyes are getting used to the darkness,' Lower said. 'But eventually you start to see all these dim glows.' "

https://grist.org/science/seeing-fewer-fireflies-this-year-heres-why-and-how-you-can-help/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#SolarPunkSunday #CitizenScience #FireflyConservation #LessLawns #Rewilding #HabitatLoss #Insects #Nature #LeaveTheLeaves #DarkSkies #TurnOffTheLights #ConservingNature

Mit #Level 1300 sehe ich vielleicht nicht mehr so gut aus wie am Anfang, aber es geht immer weiter. 2246 Spielstunden in #Fallout76 auf der #XBox.
(Es gibt auch einen Account von mir auf #Playstation und auf #PC)


PS: Das #MAGA und der amerikanische #Patriotismus, das ich im #Game lebe, ist natürlich satirisch gemeint.

#Fallout #Bekloppt #Appalachia #Ghul

#photography #appalachia #KL25 #kieransphotography #lookoutmountain #Chattanooga #tennessee #lookoutvalley

Some pointers from "The Eye of Every Storm - #Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene"

#CrimethInc, 2024-11-13

"At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire region. At a time when #misinformation, rising #authoritarianism, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand #DisasterResponse as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in #Appalachia recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Hurricane Helene poured 40 trillion gallons of water on the region. This caused an estimated 1800 landslides; it damaged over 160 municipal water and sewer systems, at least 6000 miles of roads, more than 1000 bridges and culverts, and an estimated 126,000 homes. There have been over 230 confirmed deaths across six states with many still missing.

"The entire region was completely cut off from the outside world for a day or more, with all major roads shut down by landslides, collapsed bridges, and downed trees. Water, power, internet and cell service all went down within hours of the hurricane arriving, and remained down for days or, in some areas, weeks. There are still communities that will likely not have electricity for another three months because the roads that the power company would use no longer exist. Six weeks into this disaster, there are still tens of thousands of people who lack access to drinkable water. Not only have thousands of homes been wiped off the map—in many cases, the land they rested on no longer exists. Massive landslides have scoured canyons 30 feet deep, exposing bedrock that has not seen the light of day for tens of thousands of years. The torrential floods moved so much earth and caused so many rivers to change course that scientists have designated the hurricane a 'geological event.'

"In response, a beautiful web of mutual aid networks has emerged, saving countless lives by bringing in #EssentialSupplies, providing #MedicalCare, setting up neighborhood #WaterDistribution centers, #SolarChargingStations, #SatelliteInternetHubs, free #kitchens, free #childcare, and more. Name a need and there are folks out here who have self-organized to meet it. We share these lessons we have learned in hopes of helping others to prepare for similar situations, aiming to increase our capacity to build autonomous infrastructure for the long haul.

Start Preparing Now

"There is no time like the present to get organized.

"Our mutual aid group has been around for almost eight years. Within 72 hours of the floodwaters receding, we had a functioning mutual aid hub and were mobilizing folks to check on missing people and #ChainsawCrews to cut people out of their homes and open up roads. We were only able to do these things because we had already put in the work in our community to build the trust and relationships that are so vital in times of crisis.

"While we are a small group, we have an extensive network of friends and allies that has grown throughout years of smaller-scale mutual aid and organizing efforts. The best way to prepare for a disaster is not to stockpile supplies, but to build trust in your community and nurture a healthy web of relationships. The best way to accomplish this is to start doing mutual aid projects in your community before an acute crisis arises. This will give you practice operating as a group and organizing logistics, and it will also connect you with others you wouldn’t otherwise meet and show them that they can count on you. Because of the work we had already put in, when the crisis hit, people turned to us and spread the word that we are a good group to funnel supplies and money through. You can only build that kind of reputation by putting in the work now.

Communications

"One of the biggest initial challenges we faced was that most means of communication went offline for between 24 hours and several weeks, depending on where you lived. That includes #landlines, #CellPhones, and internet. We can’t stress enough the importance of having multiple back-up options in place to be ready for a situation like this. First of all, make sure you have a place and time established in advance where folks know they can find each other in the event of a disaster. This is probably a good idea even if communications don’t go offline—nothing beats face-to-face communication.

"Satellite internet was invaluable during the first couple of weeks. For some particularly hard-hit communities, it remains the only means of communication six weeks into this disaster. Unfortunately, #Starlink, which is owned by the white supremacist Elon Musk, has proven to be the most useful and the easiest to set up in a disaster scenario. We know from past experience that he is eager to suppress social movements that use his companies’ services. There are other companies that provide satellite internet, but it tends to be slower, with significant data limits. These are generally not mobile systems and would be challenging to set up in the middle of a disaster.

"Don’t forget that you will need a source of electricity such as a generator or solar power to make satellite internet work.

"Radios, especially ham radios, are another important means of communication that should be arranged in advance with people who already know how to use them. Our mountainous terrain limits the distance that radios can broadcast, but it would still have been helpful if we had possessed ham radios.

Getting Organized

"Grassroots disaster relief is no longer the exclusive province of church groups and small bands of autonomous mutual aid groups. The notion has gone mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many people discovered that their neighbors were all they had to count on. At this point, well-organized and well-resourced groups of every stripe are prepared to mobilize quickly—from reactionary right-leaning groups like the Cajun Navy and to networks of volunteer helicopter pilots, not to mention radical groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Beyond these specific groups, more people understand how to self-organize now. Within three to five days of the flood waters receding, you couldn’t drive more than ten minutes without running into a #DIY #ReliefHub or water station in someone’s front yard, church, or gas station parking lot. It would not be an overstatement to say that within a week, western North Carolina had the highest concentration of four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in the world, as people poured in from all over the South and beyond to help with search and rescue and to get supplies out to cut-off communities.

"Most of these hubs were truly #grassroots, with no formal organization behind them. This is an overwhelmingly positive development, but it does not come without challenges. The chief problems were redundancy of effort and lack of coordination between relief hubs, road clearing crews, and people doing #SupplyRuns, search and rescue, and wellness checks. The sooner you can develop relationships and good communication systems with other hubs, the better, so you won’t have to be constantly reinventing the wheel.

"Creating an intake system for incoming volunteers and arranging for people to coordinate them is a huge piece of the puzzle. We had to turn away many offers of help in the first few weeks because we didn’t have a good system in place for fielding newcomers, especially those from out of town, nor could we guarantee that we could plug them into a project on any given day if they just showed up, despite the fact that there was always a mountain of work to do. Connecting volunteers to communities and individual homes that need medical care, mucking, gutting, and repairs requires an enormous amount of legwork on your part, not to mention building trust between you and the residents. You would do well to have someone in your group that has a deep love of spreadsheets."

Full article:
https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/after-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia
#MutualAid #ClimateChange #Preparedness #BuildingCommunity #CommunityPreparedness #CommunityDefense #Polycrisis #HamRadios

Benjamin Tod, Matt Heckler and Jeff Loops published an Appalachia relief album on #bandcamp https://benjamintod.bandcamp.com/album/appalachia-flood-relief-session

Today no commission will be withheld from the donations.
Proceedings will go to the Community Housing Coalition in Marshall, NC where thousands were affected by hurricane Helene.

#BandcampFriday #charity #appalachia #music #BenjaminTod #MattHeckler #JeffLoops #LostDogStreetBand #relief #helene

Ola Belle Reed 🖤

#FolkMusic #Bluegrass #Appalachia #AppalachianFolk #AmericanFolk

https://youtu.be/JfpQt78NFC0

Chance McCoy and the Appalachian String Band 🖤

#Folk #Bluegrass #AmericanFolk #TraditionalFolk #AppalachianFolk #Appalachia

https://youtu.be/KLPuLU2bH3s

"''Where Did You Sleep Last Night.' also known as 'Black Girl' and 'In the Pines,' is a traditional American folk song that dates back to at least the 1870s, and is believed to be Southern Appalachian in origin. Lead Belly recorded several versions in the 1940s." Genius

#FoklkMusic #AmericanFolk #LeadBelly #Appalachia

https://youtu.be/2MkfTYPmLlA