YNST Magazine, Issue 10

ISSUE 10 IS HERE! To commemorate this milestone issue, we're breaking down The Future of Appalachia. This issue is packed with some of our best stories to date, brimming with hope for the Appalachia of tomorrow. Dive into in-depth conversations with progressive painter Ceirra Evans and fiber art activist Suzan Ann Morgan as they color their vision of the region. Discover the destructive rise of AI data centers and the communities refusing to back down. Explore the hope for "Good Climate News" with influencer Alaina Wood. Experience vibrant joy with Brady Pappas's colorful photo series. Pour over how Barbara Kingsolver's groundbreaking novel is uplifting an entire community. Plus, you'll also find a gallery show review, our cover contest, avant-garde artwork and fresh creative writing.

YNST has dozens of unique contributors & is divided into 3 sections:

• Visions: all things arts and the artists who make it.
• Looks: the lens of fashion and photography.
• Perspectives: a celebration of culture, commentary and creative writing.

Appalachians are molding mountains into masterpieces with an edge of inherited grit and determination. That's why we're on a mission to portray the region with a contemporary, colorful point of view. We are capturing and amplifying the region’s vital storytellers, unique designers, impactful photographers, vivacious artists and underrepresented perspectives. This region is an undeniable creative force, and it’s time the rest of the world sees that too. 

YNST (You’re Not Seeing Things) Magazine is a print & digital media company dedicated to amplifying the unseen creative voices of Appalachia’s arts & culture.