New: appalachiaAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959hive-180932steemhive-185836photographyuncommonlabhive-166405bitcoinhive-183397hive-144064hive-188619hive-150122hive-145157hive-139150hive-113376hive-101145hive-109690lifekrsuccesshive-124908hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikerswhistler73 (29)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoTired AmericaThis is from my rural, Appalachian towns portfoliowhistler73 (29)in hive-109286 • 2 years agoFlowers in a rural Appalachian townwhistler73 (29)in hive-109286 • 2 years agoNew to SteemIT, hope you like my work.This is fishbone beard lichen on a tree, Appalachia, Spring 2022shaneterry (27)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoOld Graffiti from Long Lost Punks in AppalachiaIn the foothills of Appalachia, deep in the kudzu, lies an old, abandoned, water tower. About twenty years ago, the youth around the area started having punk and hardcore shows. Often between set…rhondak (66)in politics • 5 years agoMark My Words: American Civil War 2.0I learned yesterday that my old hometown in Southwest Virginia has organized a militia. This is an official decree, too, not some good-ol’-boy backwoods drunken hootenanny. According to an…rhondak (66)in life • 5 years agoI Took the Money and Ran...all $31.29 of it. Actually, those funds are still in the @tarc bank account, waiting to be used to pay an outstanding bill. So the title of this post is a lie, but it will be fun to see how many…rhondak (66)in life • 5 years agoThe Dark Years: Assessing the DamageLooking back, I don’t know how I did it. Sitting here now on the shores of the English Channel, five thousand miles and what feels like a lifetime away from Appalachia, I’m still numb from my…carolkean (66)in book • 5 years agoSouthern Voice, Rural Noir: "High Kill" vs Baer Creightonsource FINALLY, I have tracked down the author/title of a book Kirkus Reviews praised for it fresh Southern voice: My Brother's Destroyer - Baer Creighton Book 1 - by Clayton Lindemuth…rhondak (66)in life • 5 years agoTwelve DaysTwelve days until my flight, but I have only five days to prepare. I’m leaving my home for the last time on Wednesday the 14th and driving to Alabama to pick up @martiawilson. She and I are happy…tarc (62)in tarc • 5 years agoRescue or Puppy Store?As the director of a rescue organization in a region plagued by horrific conditions for animals and high kill shelters, I have something on my mind. We have struggled for years for funding, for help…catdotexe (56)in photography • 5 years agoweek twelve-- texturei've been thinking about how with black & white photography, with color removed from the picture, the focus turns more towards texture. so this week, i played with texture! 78 ok so this one…catdotexe (56)in photography • 5 years agoweek eleven-- more fun with a long lensmost of my shooting for this project has been done with a relatively wide zoom lens, but for this week, i played more with a longer zoom lens. more image compression, shallower depth of field…tarc (62)in tarc • 6 years ago40-Caliber Way of Life--Animal Rescue in Central AppalachiaOperating an animal rescue in Central Appalachia has been thankless, tireless work, often brutal. Believe me when I say the community doesn’t want us here, any more than they want other charitable…catdotexe (56)in photography • 6 years agoweek TEN-- SPRING IS HAPPENING!hey! thanks for checking out my work! if you'd like to know more about this project, it starts here! i'm proud to be 10 weeks into this project-- closing in on the final stretch! things are…catdotexe (56)in photography • 6 years agoweek nine (57-63)57 took my mom out to lunch to celebrate a big personal win. here she is in her office 58 the sewers are fucked up in this part of corbin & overflow whenever it rains. OOPS! 59…catdotexe (56)in photography • 6 years agoI'M BACK! + week eight (52-56)hi! it's been a while! things got busy, and then they got busier, but now that's all behind me, and i'm back at my 100 day photo challenge . 52 the very first thing i did after i got…tarc (62)in tarc • 6 years agoUPDATE: Yearly FundraiserWe are looking for people to support our yearly fundraiser! Not many contributors have stepped up so far, although we did have some pledges come through that won’t show here. They’re for very…tarc (62)in tarc • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Update on Milo and the Great Plumbing Debacle of 2019Recently we posted about a critical need for funding. Several issues arose for us recently, including a plumbing disaster, a severe facial injury for one of our dogs, and an upcoming transport that…mannacurrency (62)in ubi • 6 years agoCould a Universal Basic Income Solve Appalachia’s Post-coal Poverty?“If Appalachian families were to receive a basic income, they would be able to rebuild local economies through small business development and become less dependent on national economic trends…tarc (62)in tarc • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.E.J.'s Happy EndingWho remembers E.J.? He's one of our rescues who was classified as "difficult," both because of breed mixture and fear issues. Last fall, we drove him to New Hampshire with several other dogs and he…
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