This week, Garrett Robinson wrote about death and loss in Appalachia, and the process of grieving as a community. The piece explores the mismatch between instinct and ritual in the context of losing a loved one, and offers a reconciliation between the two.

This week, Garrett wrote about the universal process of learning what you have by losing it. He explores the intersection of grief and relief, and the way that becoming separated from our roots can help us appreciate the grounding feeling of finally coming home.

This week on the blog, Garrett Robinson wrote advocating an addition to the Appalachian literary movement: Appalachian Fantasy. This is a topic that’s always on one burner or another at Read Appalachia, since the team is 100% fantasy nerds, so while this piece is an introduction, expect more on this topic in the future.

This week, Garrett wrote about his relationship to the work of Annie Dillard, exploring the ways that her artist's eye and her obsession with the details of her habitat helped him fall in love with his own home in Appalachia.