Provisions
Amanda Held Opelt, Jen Pollock MichelMy personal Substack, reflections on faith, grief, community, and life in southern Appalachia
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On Gardens, Goodwill, and Holy Habits
After years of agronomical disappointment, I am pleased to report that we finally had a moderately successful garden this year.
“Just in time for the new book,” my husband commented, and I had to laugh. One of my fears in writing a book ab...
Love Wins (what I mean when I say that)
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“Every day, do something that won’t compute.”
This unforgettable line from Wendell Berry’s poem Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front have been lodged in my chest these last few weeks as I’ve processed...
On Wendell Berry’s Greatest Work
Photo by Amanda Opelt - Deep Gap, NC
“You know, if you write Wendell Berry a letter, he’ll write you back.”
I blinked at my friend. “No way.” I said, thinking to myself…doesn’t the world’s greatest living poet, novelist, and essayist hav...
East Tennessee is Grieving
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East Tennessee is grieving.
“I don’t usually get so emotional about celebrity deaths,” the shopkeeper said to me as he was ringing up my purchase.
“Me neither,” I replied as tears formed in my eyes. “This i...
Hills I Will Die On
When I first began writing about Appalachian culture and history, I did so with both excitement and caution. For generations, people have been writing about this region in ways that are reductive and agenda driven. They have relied on centu...
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Amanda Held Opelt is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She writes about faith, grief, community, creativity, and life in Southern Appalachia. She lives in Boone, North Carolina, with her husband and two young daughters.
I am an author, speaker, writing mentor, wife, and mother—and never in that order. I write about faith and its habits, including the monastic practice called a rule of life.
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