Archive - Appalachia Adjacent

Like Some Sort of Punk Rock Fairy Godmother

Or Sometimes, a Road is Just a Road

Sep 11 •

August 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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

September 2023

You Should Never Touch a Black Woman's Hair

For Me, on the Other Hand, it’s a Risk I’m Willing to Take

Sep 9, 2023 •

July 2023

Fame and Fortune and Other Things I Don't Want or Can't Have

or Don't Want, Because I Can't Have

Jul 11, 2023 •

May 2023

Old Dogs and New Tricks

How Rolling a Car Helped Me to Become More Understanding

May 24, 2023 •

April 2023

Nothing Gets Your Mind Right Like a Hard Punch in the Mouth

I recently spent some time in a Ken Elkes online writing retreat.

Apr 16, 2023 •

March 2023

Well Shit, It all Circles Back to The Wizard of Oz

This month we’ll jump into some light literary analysis with a look at Rule of the Bone by Russel Banks.

Mar 14, 2023 •

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