Laura Jackson

I guess that’s me!

WV leaders double down on hiding project information as they ramp up data center push West Virginia’s decision-makers are further rolling out a welcome mat for data center developers. But they’re keeping confidential to West Virginians what developers are peering inside the state’s doo...

www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legisla...

The hardest thing about being a West Virginian is fighting the urge to throw in the towel.

Hope to see some Pittsburgh and WV writerly book types this evening!

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"

Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...

Louisville, Kentucky

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.

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.

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.

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.

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-...

Excited to talk about DEEP & WILD and all things #WestVirginia on #InsideAppalachia this week! wvpublic.org/podcasts/ins...

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

Honored to have a conversation with WestVirginiaVille about Deep & Wild and a life in #WestVirginia.

We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!

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.

“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...

I mean…there it is.

Author stands at a library podium for a public reading.

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

You know what? It’s 2024. Intend your puns.

I don’t understand what is wrong with me!

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.

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.

This is helpful! Tackling this next month.

I did a workshop at my local nature center and they guided us through building them. Used it for several years before the downspouts had to be tinkered with, but I'm looking forward to re-installing them at my new house.

The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia towers over a placid New River and the green mountainsides

#WestByGodVirginia things, p. 1

#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.

Author stands and presents at library podium

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

Well, I guess we’re off to the Hamptons.