Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Named Shepherd Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence
Shepherd University has selected North Carolina-based author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle as its 2025 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: Spooky Tales And Sci-Fi, Inside Appalachia
Submitted for your approval, we have a selection of spooky tales for Halloween and beyond. We have scary stories read by acclaimed sci-fi and horror authors, tales of the supernatural, and we might know...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAuthor Recounts ‘Pill Mill’ Trial In Southern Ohio
The opioid epidemic has long devastated Appalachia. Drug overdose deaths are falling both within West Virginia and the United States, but the epidemic has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the past two decades — including tens of thousands of West Virginians.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAuthor Marc Harshman Talks Creativity, Climate Change And Appalachian Heritage
Ohio County author Marc Harshman has spent decades writing poetry and children’s books. He has served as West Virginia’s state poet laureate since 2012, and his 2023 poetry collection “Following the Silence”...
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Rural Science Fiction And Hunger Relief, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Christopher Rowe is a nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy writer. He imagines the future not in cities or outer space, but in rural areas like the one he grew up in. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNeedles And HIV Plus A Virginia Author's New Book, This West Virginia Morning
Major HIV outbreaks in Huntington and Charleston over recent years have exposed conflicting views on the disease among state officials and national experts. Most disagreement surrounds a single topic: needles.
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