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The Mountain Spirit Podcast: Giving Appalachians A Voice w/ Melissa Helton

Submitted by tadams  |  February 18, 2025

In this gripping season premiere, we sit down with Melissa Helton, Literary Arts Director at Hindman Settlement School and editor of Troublesome Rising—a raw and powerful anthology capturing the devastation of the July 2022 floods through the voices of Appalachian writers. 

Visit the Hindman Settlement School Website.

Purchase Troublesome Rising here.
 

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