Opioid writer, Parkinson's fighter. Author of the Edgar Award-winning book, DEATH IN MUD LICK. [email protected]
Charleston, West Virginia
Joined March 2012
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Megan Rapinoe @mPinoe is launching a book club, and she has named DEATH IN MUD LICK as one of five books that changed her life. 🙏🙏🙏
So grateful and honored to even be mentioned with books by @rgay @katefagan3 @TaranaBurke and Ta-Nehisi Coates
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“Is Pittsburgh Appalachia?” they ask, and I take them to the regular old Barnes & Noble at Waterfront.
ALT Books face out on Appalachian themes.
As part of its fall issue (out now) celebrating independent bookstores, WV Living Magazine has named DEATH IN MUD LICK to its final list of "Books Every West Virginian Should Read."
I'm extremely grateful to readers across the Mountain State!
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Aren't we fortunate to have a bulldog reporter like @Mike__Tony covering the environment here in West Virginia?
Congrats, Mike, on your latest well-earned national award! #TheMachine
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Grateful to @lithub for choosing DEATH IN MUD LICK as one of the "10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis."
Some good company, too...
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Wow. Kate Mishkin, one of the most talented reporters to come through the Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail, is now writing screenplays and winning awards. Can't wait to see this -- POLITICS JR. -- turned into a TV series.
Either the universe or the judges have a sense of humor — I’m over the moon to share that my pilot "Politics Jr." is a semifinalist (top 2%!!) at @austinfilmfest.
I'm in really good company: austinfilmfestival.com/blog/…
Webster Co., West Virginia, native Josh Stewart @J0SHSTEWART, an acclaimed Hollywood movie and TV actor/avid fly fisherman, has now cast his line into short story writing.
And it's a hell of a debut!
Already #1 on Amazon charts. Congrats, Josh!
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Thanks to Deep South Magazine @deepsouthmag for naming DEATH IN MUD LICK one of 10 books that "respect and honor the enduring soul of Appalachia" --and are not Hillbilly Elegy.
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Awesome to see West Virginia native @laurenpeace being honored with one of Florida's most prestigious journalism award.
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West Virginia's own @elainesheldon has a new book in the works, and if it's anything close to her award-winning films, it will be damn good!
We're pleased to announce that we've signed Academy Award-nominated, Peabody-winning, and two-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon @elainemsheldon to write a book for us! This work, a reflection on her career as a documentary filmmaker, will blend personal essays with practical knowledge and is inspired by the queries that the director of King Coal receives from aspiring filmmakers.
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Last week, I asked the governor about unpaid property taxes by his family businesses resulting in the public auction of hundreds of lots
He didn't like my question: "Brad, I really and truly don't even know why we continue to take your questions."
Once again West Virginia's own @AvashiaNeema nails it.
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Stoked for the release of the epic, Appalachian film King Coal by @elainemsheldon with DP work from @CurrenSheldon who won Cinematographer of The Year shooting in 37 locations in WV alone. Don't miss it on @POVdocs starting Monday. #wvfilm #madeinWV
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For those at #IRE24 (there are SO MANY PEOPLE here -- big kudos to @IRE_NICAR and its wonderful staff), @RaquelRutledge and I will be gabbing from 5-6 today in Platinum Salon 6.
So come see what a Platinum Salon is. (And could there possibly be 6?)
At #IRE24, co-authors @bykenarmstrong and @RaquelRutledge will talk inspiration and structure, what makes a successful partnership, and how to keep a narrative rolling without sacrificing your investigative findings. schedules.ire.org/ire-2024/i…
ALT Promotional graphic for IRE24 with headshots: “36 chapters and no nut graph: A case study in merging investigative and narrative.” This session — on the reporting and writing strategies track — is on Thursday, June 20 at 5:00 p.m. Taught by Ken Armstrong of Bloomberg and Raquel Rutledge of The Examination. IRE24 will take place June 20-23 in Anaheim, CA.
On a dusty field in West Virginia’s southern coalfields, cops, social workers and people recovering from addiction meet up once a year for games of softball.
The response to the region's drug overdose crisis “needs to be kind and loving”
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So great to have the iconic WV film star Jennifer Garner on board to help advocate for drug prevention as GameChanger rolls out in all of WV's schools #opioidcrisis #drugprevention bit.ly/3wRT6GI
In West Virginia, the state is placing foster kids in motel rooms and cabins.
But Gov. Jim Justice's administration refuses to disclose which ones and where.
More dogged reporting by @ameliaknisely about the collapse of WV's child welfare system.
westvirginiawatch.com/2024/0…
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To understand the destruction the opioid epidemic caused , especially in Appalachia this is a great documentary @papergirlmacy @EricEyre ❤️🩹
Overdosed is now on youtube (with 581K views already😳). Heartfelt thank you to everyone who engaged & commented. #opioids #drugaddiction #overdosed #documentary #recovery #westvirginia #purduepharma youtube.com/watch?v=LX3BBbBf…
