Resource Roundup #41
For the week of July 29th.
Friday, folks. Deep breaths. It’s the last Friday of the month, which means this is an extended Resource Roundup that is free for all subscribers. Get into it.
Major floods struck Eastern Kentucky and West Virgnia this week. Appalachians for Appalachia has a great list of how you can support, including places to donate, both financially and physical items, as well as places to seek shelter.
eKy Mutual Aid also has a flood relief fund set up.
The floods are even getting coverage in The New York Times— a somewhat rare occurrence for natural disasters in rural places.
That being said, I am so tired of seeing these kinds of responses when tragedies happen in “red” states. So. Tired.
Yeah.
Not to overwhelm your inbox with bad news, but the teenage mental health crisis is at a breaking point. Here’s a profile of one pediatric doctor’s office in Kentucky, where number of services cannot keep up with demand.
I really loved this essay from Amanda Oliver in Joyland about moving to the desert to seek happiness, or peace, or presence, or any of the things that seem to feel impossibly out of reach these days.
Visit coastal North Carolina through a shrimper’s eyes. So beautiful.
Speaking of coastal North Carolina, I seem to be informing lots of people lately of the truth behind Delia Owens and Where the Crawdads Sing, which I rank at the top of my list of worst books I’ve ever read. The news that she is wanted for questioning in a murder in Africa is very well known amongst Southern writers, but it seems to have largely bypassed the mainstream. Beyond this, I just thought the book was terribly written and had a loose plot. And no, I will not be seeing the movie.
Obsessed with these photos of the Louisiana Trail Riders by Jeremiah Ariaz, published this week in Oxford American.
Also in Louisiana, meet the indigenous healers— known as traiteurs— who are working to save their traditions in a land that is, quite literally, washing away.
A new album from Jack White, who I saw a few months ago and have been thinking about ever since. Really into the softer side of this album.
I’ve also found a lot of peace in this song by Texas-based Lomelda this week.
At the end of the day we’re all just here to listen. That’s really our essential work. And I believe in us.
