With the current administration’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord as well as many other actions with the first week, we are seeing Project 2025 playing out to the letter. But as the Climate Crisis ramps up, I believe that within the next four years ‘the environment’ is going to be used an an excuse to further fascist agendas. This can be shortened to ‘eco-fascism.’
Literature Appetizer
Recently I just finished Appalachia North by Matthew Ferrence. In it, he recounts the complex relationship he still has with the land as a Northern Appalachian. Typically when I finish a book I write a Literature Appetizer to get people a taste of what they will find. Since his book is such a personal journey, I would not do it justice by recounting his life.
Many of his experiences reflect my own experience growing up in Western PA. So instead of condensing his journey, I thought I would condense mine.
The Hero’s Journey is a common literary structure where the hero of the story departs home to do a great act, and then returns victorious. My Northern Appalachian Journey is a bit different, but has a similar structure of three parts; Living in Water, Succeeding by Leaving, and The Mountains are Calling.
