#appalachian — Public Fediverse posts
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Mirror Mondays: Jackson as a Mirror
My Sunny Valley, OH, setting helped me define Jackson, IL. Now the real Jackson, OH, is helping me redefine Sunny Valley for the NIGHT SHIFT RPG.
#ttrpg #horror #Appalachian #NIGHTSHIFT
https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2026/09/mirror-mondays-jackson-as-mirror.html -
Happy International Cat Day! Just received my first bad review on my book GOOSE CREEK HOLLER. Pretty harsh, and while I get where the reviewer is coming from, did he actually read the part about the other Southern delicacies consumed by the Appalachian family of Buchnells? It also starts with a "G". I think not, or he might have given a more favorable review and at least a one paw up. And it's hollar, not holler, Mr. Harrison. Sheesh, reviewers. #cats #cat #bookReview #reviews #review #mastodon #fediverse #books #booksky #bookstodon #book #humor #fun #caturday #saturday #goose #goosecreekholler #sophiajanehayden #novels #novel #Southern #Appalachia #Appalachian #mysteryThriller #mystery #writingCommunity #writing #writer #writers #scribesAndMakers #writingCommunity #reading #read #readersofmastodon #readingCommunity #readin2026 #felines #harrison #catskills #words #iamwriting
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Where the Fae Still Wander Free
There is a place in the Appalachian spine where the mountains remember before memory— where mist does not merely drift, but thinks. There, the veil has thinned— not torn, not broken— but lifted, gently, as though two worlds agreed to breathe the same breath. And in that quiet covenant, the fae still roam….https://kandiblaze.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/where-the-fae-still-wander-free/
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Hype for the Future 99A: The Frontier Culture of Augusta County, Virginia
Disclaimer Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, independent cities can occasionally be classified within the associated counties; however, the cities are politically separate from the surrounding counties as per the state constitution. This post pertains to the Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro in addition to Augusta County proper. Introduction Traditionally a significantly larger county associated with the entire frontier of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the County of Augusta, named for […] -
West Virginia Snake Handler Revival
Like many former mining and industrial regions in the West, West Virginia stands as a symbol of the decline of the West like no other region. Production facilities have been relocated to Asia, and even Deepseek responded evasively to the question of whether power had also migrated to China along with the production facilities (Karl Marx and so on... you know), saying, “We're nice, you can trust us.”
The Appalachians are one of the most important cultural regions in the US, but today they are once again an area marked by extreme poverty and drug abuse. More than 80% of the population has left the area in recent years. In the 1970s, there was a bizarre cult of snake handlers, ultra-religious groups who took the Bible very seriously and almost became a Satanic cult. Their symbol is dancing with deadly poisonous snakes.
I would describe the music as hypnotic blues punk. Sublime Frequencies and the Zomba Prison Project, both known for bizarre folk music from around the world, found a still-existing snake handler community and recorded a church service on vinyl. Released today, October 3, 2025.
Thanks to @stug for suggestion.
https://word.undead-network.de/2025/10/03/west-virginia-snake-handler-revival/
#Appalachian #church #evangelikal #folk #music #religion #SnakeHandler -
https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/07/15/remembering-the-cedar-choppers/
Kinda proud of this one. More people ought to know about the Cedar Choppers of Central Texas. I still miss the days when they ruled the cedar brakes of the #TexasHillCountry.
#Culture, #History, #Music, #Stories, #Alan Lomax, #AlexaDeeCrooks, #Appalachia, #Appalachian, #CedarChopper, #ethnomusicology, #Folk, #FolkMusic, #HallieMaePreece, #Hillbillies, #JohnLomax, #Texas, #WorldFolk, #WorldMusic -
Does the NASA GEDI data really show the eastern U.S. #forests as one of 6 or 7 #carbon storage hotspots in the world, on-par with Congo and Amazonian #Rainforests? If so how come no-one is talking about the importance of #Appalachian #ClimateForests ? Reality check appreciated.
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Hashtag-trolling (in the clear mountain lake & river sense of the word) for #Appalachian #journalists, especially #newspaper and #LocalTVnews reporters west of the #BlueRidge in Va.'s #NewRiverValley #newsdesert
So far most regional terms below get NO hits (except my posts)...
Got any better ideas?#nrvNews #nrvJournalism #VirginiaMedia #VirginiaNews #VirginiaJournalism
#VirginiaPress
#BlueRidgeMedia
#BlueRidgeNews