The Appalachian Optimist

For some it's a slight to be left out. For others it's an insult to be included.

Dear Paid Subscriber Unicorn,

This one is just for you.

In the almost three years that I have been writing the stories of The Ruins, I have learned something extraordinary.

I want to write more.

The more is pushing through the crumbling concrete of The Ruins Project Substack/newsletter. The more is seeping down the stairs and ballooning out the front do…