Rachel Rosolina
@rachelrosolina.com
Writer. Traveler. Appalachian (East TN). Appalshop alum. Berea College & WVU grad.
December 19, 1997 in the homeschool journals
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
December 19, 1997 in the homeschool journals
Overheard in Bermuda:
*Tourist Girl goes to grab wild rooster*
Mother: You’re an idiot. That’s a rooster. We didn’t sign up for medical coverage.
*Tourist Girl goes to grab wild rooster*
Mother: You’re an idiot. That’s a rooster. We didn’t sign up for medical coverage.
July 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Overheard in Bermuda:
*Tourist Girl goes to grab wild rooster*
Mother: You’re an idiot. That’s a rooster. We didn’t sign up for medical coverage.
*Tourist Girl goes to grab wild rooster*
Mother: You’re an idiot. That’s a rooster. We didn’t sign up for medical coverage.
The Cheese Squeaks would be a good band name
July 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Cheese Squeaks would be a good band name
Very cool project out of Hendersonville, NC, where award-winning comic artists team up with Appalachians who experienced Helene to tell their stories.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...
www.kickstarter.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Very cool project out of Hendersonville, NC, where award-winning comic artists team up with Appalachians who experienced Helene to tell their stories.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...
As soon as we figure out how to make a replicator, all the piles of cash the billionaires are hoarding will be useless.
July 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As soon as we figure out how to make a replicator, all the piles of cash the billionaires are hoarding will be useless.
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In addition to many other important programs, IU Bloomington is eliminating its Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department, one of the most storied and successful in the country.
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
www.ipm.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In addition to many other important programs, IU Bloomington is eliminating its Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department, one of the most storied and successful in the country.
Today’s good band name: Blank Paige
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today’s good band name: Blank Paige
Today’s band name: Assassin Magicians
June 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today’s band name: Assassin Magicians
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At least three people died and several others were missing in West Virginia after flash flooding destroyed homes and washed away roads, officials said on Sunday.
West Virginia Flash Flooding Kills at Least 3
Up to four inches of rain fell in a 30-minute period in Ohio County on Saturday night, destroying homes and submerging vehicles, an official said.
trib.al
June 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
At least three people died and several others were missing in West Virginia after flash flooding destroyed homes and washed away roads, officials said on Sunday.
Today’s good band name: A More Efficient Disaster
June 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today’s good band name: A More Efficient Disaster
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Finished such a good book this morning. Thanks for your artistry, @avashianeema.bsky.social.
Here are my thoughts. rachelrosolina.com/blog/another...
Here are my thoughts. rachelrosolina.com/blog/another...
Another Appalachia — Rachel Rosolina
Identity, especially Appalachian identity, has been on my mind a lot lately. I work at Appalshop , an Eastern Kentucky arts organization that serves concentric circles of community—local Letcher Cou...
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June 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Finished such a good book this morning. Thanks for your artistry, @avashianeema.bsky.social.
Here are my thoughts. rachelrosolina.com/blog/another...
Here are my thoughts. rachelrosolina.com/blog/another...
LinkedIn feels like the post-classroom version of Blackboard, especially with its suggested responses. I’m having “write a post and respond to two classmates” flashbacks.
June 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
LinkedIn feels like the post-classroom version of Blackboard, especially with its suggested responses. I’m having “write a post and respond to two classmates” flashbacks.
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Can't make it to #Seedtime2025? Don't worry - we're livestreaming! 🎥🎶
You can watch all main stage performances from June 7th between 11AM - 9PM(ish) LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube pages. See the second graphic for the schedule and join us for a full day of music! 🎵💚
appalshop.org/seedtime
You can watch all main stage performances from June 7th between 11AM - 9PM(ish) LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube pages. See the second graphic for the schedule and join us for a full day of music! 🎵💚
appalshop.org/seedtime
June 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can't make it to #Seedtime2025? Don't worry - we're livestreaming! 🎥🎶
You can watch all main stage performances from June 7th between 11AM - 9PM(ish) LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube pages. See the second graphic for the schedule and join us for a full day of music! 🎵💚
appalshop.org/seedtime
You can watch all main stage performances from June 7th between 11AM - 9PM(ish) LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube pages. See the second graphic for the schedule and join us for a full day of music! 🎵💚
appalshop.org/seedtime
Honored to have a flash fiction piece in the new issue of Heuristic Halo! hhpresscom.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/s...
(Tremont Writers Workshop friends got a sneak peek at this one!)
(Tremont Writers Workshop friends got a sneak peek at this one!)
Swarm
Junie is a hornet’s nest.
hhpresscom.wordpress.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Honored to have a flash fiction piece in the new issue of Heuristic Halo! hhpresscom.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/s...
(Tremont Writers Workshop friends got a sneak peek at this one!)
(Tremont Writers Workshop friends got a sneak peek at this one!)
🎉My essay "Forest Ghosts" came out in @hellbendermag.bsky.social today! See p. 17, and p. 68 for a Q&A with Me: hellbendermag.com/2025-issues/ 🎉
This one is about American chestnut trees and what women sacrifice, including the important women in my own life.
This one is about American chestnut trees and what women sacrifice, including the important women in my own life.
2025 ISSUES
Hellbender Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 1:”Moving On” Cover Art: “Moving On” by Shelbey Leco (Coming Soon) Vol. 2 Issue 2: “Amplifying Incarcerated Voices” Cover Art: &…
hellbendermag.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎉My essay "Forest Ghosts" came out in @hellbendermag.bsky.social today! See p. 17, and p. 68 for a Q&A with Me: hellbendermag.com/2025-issues/ 🎉
This one is about American chestnut trees and what women sacrifice, including the important women in my own life.
This one is about American chestnut trees and what women sacrifice, including the important women in my own life.
In a last-minute edit, IN legislators pushed through a budget bill that gives the governor sole appointing power of the IU trustees, makes the faculty board just an advisory body, and adds "diploma mill" requirements to tenured faculty. Academic freedom is in peril.
This is not a democracy, y’all.
This is not a democracy, y’all.
'Complete takeover': Lawmakers exert control over university policy in 11th hour
They appeared near the bottom of the 220-page budget bill Wednesday evening, and rose to the forefront of the heated debate Friday morning.
www.indystar.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In a last-minute edit, IN legislators pushed through a budget bill that gives the governor sole appointing power of the IU trustees, makes the faculty board just an advisory body, and adds "diploma mill" requirements to tenured faculty. Academic freedom is in peril.
This is not a democracy, y’all.
This is not a democracy, y’all.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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