Appalachian Mountains

Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, is pregnant with as many as four pups and could give birth in the next two weeks.
The world isn’t too big for us to screw up.
We have been enslaved into the social trends our ancestors avoided.
"Hillbilly Elegy" and other sources demean my family and the region with their simple, dismissive narratives.