belonging

I am looking deeply into the heart of the land, people, and more-than-human beings that raised me as part of my journey back home. After being told by so many others what it means to be “Appalachian,” I feel the pull to intentionally document my own experiences and see what this facet of my identity is truly made of. As part of this reflection and exploration of myself and this place I have chosen to live and die with, I am guided by the questions: “What does it mean to be an Appalachian woman?”, “Who gets to decide what Appalachian is?”, and “What does it mean to belong to a place?”