Issue 10, 2025 (Second runner up in cover contest)

“Fighting against the negative media that often clouds the region, YNST is on a mission to portray our home with a contemporary lens by capturing the region’s vital storytellers, innovative artists and underrepresented perspectives. We offer the community of emerging creative professionals in West Virginia and greater Appalachia a dynamic platform to spotlight their work. Our region is an undeniable creative force, and it’s time the rest of the world sees that too.”

Volume 2

From professor, performer, and creator Alicia Swiz and writer and content creator Tricia Wise comes a zine exploring the word “slut, through the lens of personal experience.

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