Laura Jackson
@thatwvwriter.bsky.social
Environmental writer, humorist, West Virginian. Author of DEEP & WILD: ON MOUNTAINS, OPOSSUMS, & FINDING YOUR WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Hope to see some Pittsburgh and WV writerly book types this evening!
See you tonight, Pittsburgh!
Join AHP & White Whale Bookstore on WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 @ 7 p.m. to celebrate Deep & Wild: On Mountains, Opossums & Finding Your Way in West Virginia, the heartfelt debut essay collection by Laura Jackson with AHP author & beloved Pittsburgh writer Lori Jakiela.
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July 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hope to see some Pittsburgh and WV writerly book types this evening!
Reposted by Laura Jackson
Imagine being the first person (cave person, etc) to discover... well, anything.
"Man check out Thog sitting in that cold water rubbing that sponge all over his body, I wonder wtf he's up to"
"Man check out Thog sitting in that cold water rubbing that sponge all over his body, I wonder wtf he's up to"
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Imagine being the first person (cave person, etc) to discover... well, anything.
"Man check out Thog sitting in that cold water rubbing that sponge all over his body, I wonder wtf he's up to"
"Man check out Thog sitting in that cold water rubbing that sponge all over his body, I wonder wtf he's up to"
Reposted by Laura Jackson
Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
April 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Have you ever thought that you don’t meet the bar because you keep moving the bar?
March 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Have you ever thought that you don’t meet the bar because you keep moving the bar?
Dear fellow #bluedots in red states: Are you flip flopping between staying and fighting, moving to a blue state, and leaving the U.S.? Because that’s my constant cycle of mental torment.
March 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Dear fellow #bluedots in red states: Are you flip flopping between staying and fighting, moving to a blue state, and leaving the U.S.? Because that’s my constant cycle of mental torment.
Country Roads plays at the Super Bowl and the entire crowd stops and sings. Together. It’s the word’s song, and it’s our home. Thanks for giving me those few seconds, Universe. My West Virginia heart needed it.
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Country Roads plays at the Super Bowl and the entire crowd stops and sings. Together. It’s the word’s song, and it’s our home. Thanks for giving me those few seconds, Universe. My West Virginia heart needed it.
@npr.org , can we get a label for West Virginia? We Mountaineers already know it'll come with a bunch of jokes, but at least give us our consonants. Please.
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@npr.org , can we get a label for West Virginia? We Mountaineers already know it'll come with a bunch of jokes, but at least give us our consonants. Please.
His gastroenterologist stated that he’d seen some bullshit, including a duodenum that resembled a young Sir David Attenborough and a college student who ate his own foot, but anyone who willingly ingested a rancid brick of frog pee and the curdled milk of a Viking goat deserved exactly what he got.
January 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
His gastroenterologist stated that he’d seen some bullshit, including a duodenum that resembled a young Sir David Attenborough and a college student who ate his own foot, but anyone who willingly ingested a rancid brick of frog pee and the curdled milk of a Viking goat deserved exactly what he got.
Reposted by Laura Jackson
Since we’re all doing that algorithm thing…holler if you’re liberal, a writer, a West Virginian, a book lover, an Appalachian, or a humorist. Well, pretty much everybody is welcome.
January 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Since we’re all doing that algorithm thing…holler if you’re liberal, a writer, a West Virginian, a book lover, an Appalachian, or a humorist. Well, pretty much everybody is welcome.
Excited to talk about DEEP & WILD and all things #WestVirginia on #InsideAppalachia this week! wvpublic.org/podcasts/ins...
Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia tells the stories of our people, and how they live today. The show is an audio tour of our rich history, food, music and culture.Listen Sundays at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on WVPB Radio.On-...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Excited to talk about DEEP & WILD and all things #WestVirginia on #InsideAppalachia this week! wvpublic.org/podcasts/ins...
Honored to have a conversation with WestVirginiaVille about Deep & Wild and a life in #WestVirginia.
5 QUESTIONS: Going 'Deep & Wild' in West Virginia
Talking with author Laura Jackson about mountains, opossums, coyotes, writing, ramps, and that confounding state of mind known as West Virginia
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January 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Honored to have a conversation with WestVirginiaVille about Deep & Wild and a life in #WestVirginia.
Reposted by Laura Jackson
We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!
December 7, 2024 at 11:09 PM
We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!
Reposted by Laura Jackson
“While scientifically correct, few West Virginians call them crayfish.”
An excerpt from DEEP AND WILD: ON MOUNTAINS, OPOSSUMS, AND FINDING YOUR WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA, by @thatwvwriter.bsky.social, out now from Autumn House Press.
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An excerpt from DEEP AND WILD: ON MOUNTAINS, OPOSSUMS, AND FINDING YOUR WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA, by @thatwvwriter.bsky.social, out now from Autumn House Press.
beltmag.com/to-catch-a-c...
To Catch a Craw
While scientifically correct, few West Virginians call them crayfish. Unless you’ve got a PhD, calling them crayfish around here marks you as someone out of place.
beltmag.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:46 PM
“While scientifically correct, few West Virginians call them crayfish.”
An excerpt from DEEP AND WILD: ON MOUNTAINS, OPOSSUMS, AND FINDING YOUR WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA, by @thatwvwriter.bsky.social, out now from Autumn House Press.
beltmag.com/to-catch-a-c...
An excerpt from DEEP AND WILD: ON MOUNTAINS, OPOSSUMS, AND FINDING YOUR WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA, by @thatwvwriter.bsky.social, out now from Autumn House Press.
beltmag.com/to-catch-a-c...
I mean…there it is.
December 5, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I mean…there it is.
Things I’ve learned on my first-book journey: I thought speaking to a group would be the hard part. It’s not—it’s the reading. The fatigue is phenomenal. #Writers, any wisdom to share? 30 minutes seems to be my limit in front of a crowd.
#booktour #bookreading
#booktour #bookreading
November 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Things I’ve learned on my first-book journey: I thought speaking to a group would be the hard part. It’s not—it’s the reading. The fatigue is phenomenal. #Writers, any wisdom to share? 30 minutes seems to be my limit in front of a crowd.
#booktour #bookreading
#booktour #bookreading
You know what? It’s 2024. Intend your puns.
November 22, 2024 at 3:18 PM
You know what? It’s 2024. Intend your puns.
Listen. It’s FAFSA. F-A-F-S-A. FAFF-SUH.
I’m going to lose it. Everything is awful. There’s a cheese puff getting ready to sink the ship. Please. Just give me FAFSA.
I’m going to lose it. Everything is awful. There’s a cheese puff getting ready to sink the ship. Please. Just give me FAFSA.
November 22, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Listen. It’s FAFSA. F-A-F-S-A. FAFF-SUH.
I’m going to lose it. Everything is awful. There’s a cheese puff getting ready to sink the ship. Please. Just give me FAFSA.
I’m going to lose it. Everything is awful. There’s a cheese puff getting ready to sink the ship. Please. Just give me FAFSA.
It’s lonely. Lately I just feel so invisible. It’s like my presence doesn’t register. I never get any interaction with the other party, even when I wave my hands in frustration. I don’t know what to do about it.
I guess I should stand closer to the automatic faucet.
I guess I should stand closer to the automatic faucet.
November 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
It’s lonely. Lately I just feel so invisible. It’s like my presence doesn’t register. I never get any interaction with the other party, even when I wave my hands in frustration. I don’t know what to do about it.
I guess I should stand closer to the automatic faucet.
I guess I should stand closer to the automatic faucet.
#WestByGodVirginia things, p. 1
#NewRiverGorge: That place where they throw those people off that bridge.
#WestVirginia #WV
#NewRiverGorge: That place where they throw those people off that bridge.
#WestVirginia #WV
November 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM
#WestByGodVirginia things, p. 1
#NewRiverGorge: That place where they throw those people off that bridge.
#WestVirginia #WV
#NewRiverGorge: That place where they throw those people off that bridge.
#WestVirginia #WV
Head on down to #LewisburgWV and hear me read from #DeepandWild. I’ll be signing books and hanging out in an awesome #wvbookstore.
November 14, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Head on down to #LewisburgWV and hear me read from #DeepandWild. I’ll be signing books and hanging out in an awesome #wvbookstore.
My thanks to the #WheelingOhioCountyPublicLibrary for inviting me to talk about #Deep&Wild at #LunchWithBooks.
November 14, 2024 at 10:47 AM
My thanks to the #WheelingOhioCountyPublicLibrary for inviting me to talk about #Deep&Wild at #LunchWithBooks.
#WestVirginiaBrownDogs have learned it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.
#WV #WestVirginia #WestByGodVirginia #MuttsOfInstagram #WestVirginiaBrownDog #almostheaven #WestVirginiaWriters #BadDog
#WV #WestVirginia #WestByGodVirginia #MuttsOfInstagram #WestVirginiaBrownDog #almostheaven #WestVirginiaWriters #BadDog
November 13, 2024 at 8:59 PM
#WestVirginiaBrownDogs have learned it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.
#WV #WestVirginia #WestByGodVirginia #MuttsOfInstagram #WestVirginiaBrownDog #almostheaven #WestVirginiaWriters #BadDog
#WV #WestVirginia #WestByGodVirginia #MuttsOfInstagram #WestVirginiaBrownDog #almostheaven #WestVirginiaWriters #BadDog
Well, I guess we’re off to the Hamptons.
November 13, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Well, I guess we’re off to the Hamptons.