Archive - Appalachia Adjacent

It’s Trying to be Battlefield Again

But I Have Been Burned Before

Aug 22 •

July 2025

Or the Evolution of Ringo Starr

Jul 22 •

Pink Hair Don’t Care

And Other Adventures in Cultural Appropriation

Jul 3 •

March 2025

My Bruce Willis is Dead Moment or Who’s Writing this Thing Anyway

I was half asleep, barely into my first cup of coffee, and running behind.

Mar 14 •

While I Did Enjoy Writing My Novel, I’ve Sure Missed This Place

Some of you may have noticed I’ve been gone, well not gone, I’ve been lurking in Notes, liking and sharing things and trying to keep up with the pages I…

Mar 3 •

September 2024

Like Some Sort of Punk Rock Fairy Godmother

Or Sometimes, a Road is Just a Road

Sep 11, 2024 •

August 2024

Be More Dog and Other Writing Workshop Lessons

Here’s another post from the Engaging with Online Writing Students class I took a few terms back.

Aug 24, 2024 •

Laughing, From a Respectable Distance, at My Misfortune

In a recent post on the discussion board in my MFA program, I correlated literary citizenship with chirping in hockey.

Aug 8, 2024 •

July 2024

You Know the Old Adage, Don’t Poke the Basilisk

Or is it Never Look a Gift Basilisk in the Eye

Jul 17, 2024 •

June 2024

Let’s Dust Off that Asshole to English Dictionary

I thought it might be fun to share a little bit of my MFA journey.

Jun 27, 2024 •

May 2024

Plumbers, or The Lessons I've Learned Playing Battlefield 2042 Online

I know these two things don't seem to go together but stick with me.

May 5, 2024 •

January 2024

Like Looking at Your Sister Bending Over in the Produce Aisle

In a recent class, I was asked to write two scenes, each describing the same accident from the point of view (POV) of different characters.

Jan 11, 2024 •

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