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High Energy Costs Grip Appalachia APPALACHIA — Residents across the Appalachian region are facing an unprecedented energy affordability crisis as of March 2026. Household electricity bills have surged to record highs due to a combi…

People are suffering and corporations like Data Centers are profiting off the suffering.

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Immigrants and Appalachia: The Hidden Story That Built a Mountain Civilization Appalachia stands today as a living mosaic of peoples, traditions, languages, faiths, and foods. The mountains, valleys, hollers, rivers, and towns reflect centuries of human movement, courage, sur…

Appalachia was never built by one kind of people. Immigrants Italian, Irish, Eastern European and more mined coal, laid rail, opened shops, and helped shape the mountains’ story.
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Thank you!

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Spring's Faithful Return A Poem of Waking

How many are ready for Spring? I wrote this poem about the arrival of Spring.
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#poetry #poems #author #booksky #writer #poet #worldbookday

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness The Path Toward Healing and Hope

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#politcalevents #coloncancer #cancersucks #awareness #medical #gettested #cancer

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Love on the Biggest Stage When I sat down to watch Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I did not know exactly what to expect. I had already seen reactions online. Praise, anger, confusion, certainty. All of it swirling together. I w…

What did you think about the half-time show? This is my thoughts about it.
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#badbunny #superbowl #halftime #love

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Homelessness in Appalachia Reached a Breaking Point in 2024 and 2025 Homelessness in Appalachia has reached a visible and painful peak during 2024 and 2025. Communities across the mountains and valleys face a sharp rise in people living without stable housing, with …

appalachianmemories.org/2026/01/26/h... #homeless, #compassion #appalachia #appalachianmountains #news

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My New Book is Finally Here Beautiful and Brutal Things

My new book is finally published!

#booksky #poetry #poetrybooks #authors #books #poems #poem

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Beyond Appalachia: Venerable Monks, the Walk For Peace, and a Nation Searching for Common Ground This story reaches beyond Appalachia and into the heart of a country searching for calm during an era shaped by sharp division. Along highways, through small towns, and across city streets, Venerab…

appalachianmemories.org/2026/01/11/b... #appalachia #Aloka #Venerablemonks #walkforpeace #Alokathepeacedog

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Appalachia and a Familiar Question: Why Leaders Keep Taking From the Poor While the Rich Stay Shielded A safe roof offers warmth during harsh winters, stability for families raising children, and dignity for elders who spent decades working in mines, mills, farms, and service jobs. For many communit…

It's the same old crap!

#HappyNewYear, #MayorMamdani, #Appalachia, #blogger, #writer, #author #Bluesky appalachianmemories.org/2026/01/01/a...

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Billionaires Target Appalachia in a Billion-Dollar Land Grab That Could Redefine Farms, Forests, and Data Centers What connects Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mukesh Ambani reaches far beyond their billionaire status. Each controls enormous stretches of land, including farmland, forests, and timber holdings that …

There is nothing that makes me sicker than seeing beautiful land destroyed.

#appalachia #seahawks #writer #blogger #appalachianmountains
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From Holler to Hearth, New Year Folklore, Signs and Safeguards in Appalachia Across the mountains and every winding holler of Appalachia, the turning of the New Year has long carried deep meaning. The final hours of December and the first sunrise of January stand as a cross…

To help get you started preparing for New Year.

#caturday, #newyear #appalachia #writer #blogger #booksky
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A poem for those grieving during the holidays.
#chirstmas #grief #holidays #poetry #poem #poems #writer #booksky #writing

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Celebrate the joy of the season with "The Magic of Christmas," a beautiful Christmas poem by Tim Carmichael. #christmas #poetry #poem #writer #booksky #caturday