Postcard From Appalachia

[mulchthief]

mine cars at Paint Creek, WV, 1914

[fatchance]

Slide Show: Baa. Baa. Baa. Baa. Baa. Baa.

At the Copenhaver Sheep Center at Virginia Tech, January 1981. 

Experimental capture from Kodachrome 64 slide film.

[silvaris]

Fairy Path by Rob Travis

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Hypnagogia

[bookofoctober-deactivated201908]

“Abandoned Hearth” by Bill Gozansky

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1896 Club - Huntington, WV 

[wayfaringwanderer-deactivated20]

Exploring and finding hidden waterfalls

[southern-skies]

Mt. Jackson Mills, Mt. Jackson, VA

[vtdsa]

Burruss Hall | Virginia Tech

[colorschemer]

The Norfolk & Western Class J 611: The Spirit of Roanoke in GIF form.

[leslieallysonmillerphotogra-blog]

Blacksburg, Virginia

[joelzimmer]

Local & Boo

Blacksburg, Virginia

[postcardfromappalachia]

[unsavorytruffles]

This is my home, guys.

[colorschemer]

50 Years Into the War on Poverty, Hardship Hits Back, New York Times

[postcardfromappalachia]

"My story is largely an invisible one. I was trafficked as a young child, right here in Kentucky. I was taken to private residences and hotels, then auctioned off to anyone willing to pay. Despite numerous unexplained, very grown-up health problems, no physician ever asked whether I was being abused. Not once. When I finally escaped at 18, the first nightmare ended. I learned quickly that my own isolated horror would be difficult to move beyond. Consequently, I have struggled with an eating disorder, peripheral neuropathy, adrenal insufficiency and blindness — all derivative of the trauma of sexual and physical abuse. I have battled to put the suffering behind me. As a result, I’ve learned that a trafficking survivor is never 100 percent free until we rid ourselves completely of the trauma’s effects. That evolution doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen without personal commitment as well as outside involvement."

[citizenkerry]

This is a new series in which you help me not be a dum-dum about America. I’ve been thrilled to hear from some of you, and hope to feature everyone who has expressed interest.

Rosemary was born and raised in the foothills of Appalachia, in...