Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
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I'm a published author. My latest poetry book, Bloodroot and Coal Dust, explores life in Appalachia. I share stories and poems inspired by the region’s people and beauty. Follow along and be part of the journey.
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Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
· Aug 28
What J.D. Vance Got Wrong About Appalachia in Hillbilly Elegy
When J.D. Vance first published Hillbilly Elegy in 2016, the book was quickly embraced as a cultural touchstone, an explanation, at least in the eyes of many coastal journalists, for the rise of wo…
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Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Rebuilding Appalachia: One Year After Hurricane Helene
Almost a year has passed since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeastern United States in September 2024, leaving widespread destruction across multiple states and particularly devastating the…
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Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
· Aug 23
How Gerrymandering Hurts the People of Appalachia
For generations, the Appalachian region has been portrayed as a place apart from the rest of the United States, an often-forgotten landscape of mountains, coal mines, tight-knit communities, and st…
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Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Appalachia in the Dark: How Data Centers and Rising Energy Costs Threaten Virginia’s and other Appalachian states Most Vulnerable
In 2024, according to research from the Energy Justice Lab at Indiana University, Dominion Energy disconnected electricity service from a staggering 339,000 households across Virginia for nonpaymen…
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Tim Carmichael
@timcintn.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Six Months After Hurricane Helene, Rebuilding Efforts Stalled in Southern Appalachia
Nearly six months after Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic path through western North Carolina and East Tennessee, not a single home has been officially rebuilt in the hardest-hit areas, highlig…
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