Coyote WallaceQuiet Ghosts: The Slow Death of an Appalachian GenerationI was 16 when I realized that all my friends weren’t going to make it out of the hills alive. This was a sobering proposition for a boy…4d ago4d ago
Coyote WallaceThe Appalachian Paean: A Mountain Born Hatred of JD VanceThose of us with some degree of experience when it comes to writing about American politics are rarely surprised; often saddened, sometimes…Jul 164Jul 164
Coyote WallaceThe Last Ride of Pride’s Imperial PrinceI was six years old the first time that I was ever placed on the back of a horse. Sonny the Pony was purchased for me by my father (at my…Jan 142Jan 142
Coyote WallaceForgotten Wounds and New Infections: Appalachia, MAGA, and The Need For Political Amputation“It’s that gawddamn Biden; we’re all going to be speaking Chinaman if we don’t get ready to do something about it! The reason we ain’t got…Jan 2Jan 2
Coyote WallaceKickball, Catastrophe, and The Underfunded Education System of Eastern KentuckyAs a child, in the wake of my parents’ divorce, my mother and I were forced to make many sacrifices and changes to our lives. The least of…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Coyote WallaceFools, Follies, and The War For The Soul of Kentucky’s FutureIn lieu of my usual tendency to begin these little shared moments of Appalachian life with a story, dear readers, I feel I must make a…Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Coyote WallaceLady Archibald Parton, The Clown Prince of Crime, and the Wrath of the Great PumpkinA Dispatches from Appalachia Halloween TaleOct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Coyote WallaceThe Cards We Are DealtThe year was 1998 and Brittney Spears was America’s sweetheart, “Titanic” was dominating the box office, and Bill Clinton was weathering an…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Coyote WallaceSmoke On The Mountain and Fire BelowI have long been something of a well-meaning degenerate. On most occasions I would gladly partake of whatever libations and party favors I…Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023
Coyote WallaceThe Lost Volunteers of Old Appalachia: Hope, Lies, and the Hunting of SwineWhen I sat down to begin to write this piece, I initially did so in hopes of lampooning the criminal buffoons that had once been the Trump…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023