A Hungry America: Hardship For Those Who Need HelpWhen I was just a young Coyote, growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Eastern Kentucky in the wake of my parents’ divorce, I…Oct 26A response icon1Oct 26A response icon1
Gasping for Breath: The Coal Miner’s Struggle Against Black LungThere is an unspoken understanding between those of us who come from families raised up in the coal and the mountains whose vast shade…Oct 21A response icon1Oct 21A response icon1
Tainted Youth: The Hypocrisy of JD Vance’s Protection of Far-Right ExtremistsAs I write these words, America finds itself in a struggle for its very soul. Our country, which once prided itself on all our many…Oct 17A response icon1Oct 17A response icon1
Occupation & Gun Thuggery: Appalachia’s Past and America’s PresentOctober has come to our little town in the mountains at last. In a few short days I’ll endure another birthday, and the faint chill of fall…Oct 11A response icon2Oct 11A response icon2
A Declaration For The VoicelessI will be honest with you, Coyote-Fam; I did not wish to write the following Dispatch from Appalachia. You see, I’ve spent the last three…Sep 20A response icon5Sep 20A response icon5
Frank Keeney: The Man Who Would Not BowFall has come at last to Appalachia. The trees have begun to cloak themselves in hues of vibrant red, orange, and yellow, and at evening…Sep 16A response icon1Sep 16A response icon1
Hurt in Our Hearts: The Imperilment of Gay Marriage in America.Ladies and gentlemen, my beloved Coyote-Fam, and those of you for whom this Dispatch may be your first encounter with my prose: most of the…Aug 15A response icon5Aug 15A response icon5
The Lost Heroes of Old Appalachia: Sarah Blizzard’s BattleThe Lost Heroes of Old Appalachia: Sarah Blizzard’s BattleAug 13A response icon2Aug 13A response icon2
The Company You Keep: McMahon, Trump, and The Stink of CorruptionOne of my late grandmother’s favorite sayings in this whole world was, “You can tell a man from the company he keeps.” Or, occasionally —…Jul 29A response icon3Jul 29A response icon3
Heroes For The HopelessOne might not believe it, but it is surprisingly easy to escape all the bad news that pours in seemingly every single day when you live out…Jul 16A response icon3Jul 16A response icon3