FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorThe Definition of Insanity by Catherine J. DorianAdam clutches the rim of his Canadian Club and 7-Up, working the room of fellow farmers while I grip the cap of a Nestle water bottle. At the open bar... Read More
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ContestFeaturedCONTEST: Blood Brother by Jeremy HaworthJudge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Blood Brother” by Jeremy... Read More
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FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorCrossing the Pasture by Ruth JonesRobert Andrews had a fondness for April, when rain fell daily and water puddled ankle-deep in the low... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfiction67 Years Later, How a Farm Accident Changed our Lives by Carol FellinEven after so many years, tears still fill my eyes when I think of my brother’s farm accident.... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionThe Honor Gardens by Linda K. AllisonFrom the car’s passenger seat, I watch grain fields pass like a movie reel. I’m fascinated by the... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionGrowing Up with a Low Rent Robin Williams by Simon A. SmithYou never told anyone the whole story about your dad. You let most people think he was little... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryMy Mother Considers Her Callows Farm by Patrick DeeleyMy Mother Considers Her Callows Farm From a parlour window I see sunlight creeping across the fields, and... Read More
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FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryRoads That Lead Nowhere and Other Poems by Jeffery Alan TobinRoads That Lead Nowhere It isn’t the stillness they talk about, the way the light spills over old... Read More
Book ListFeaturedFive Books about Farming that Explain the IndustryRyan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away,... Read More
Book ListFeaturedPopularBest Rural Novels: A List of 10 to Get StartedRyan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away,... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorSerial MemoirSERIAL MEMOIR: The Mysterious Death of Scaredy by Donna Myers (Part II)
PopularThe Milk House ColumnRun Bucky, RunThis summer, people in New York State had something to... Read More
The Milk House ColumnThe Giant Man Wearing a Top Hat in the DesertIt wasn’t long after we left Wells and set out... Read More
FeaturedRural Lit Book ClubRural Lit Book Club: The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Rural Literature Book Club is meeting online for the fifth time on Sunday, September 29th,... Read More
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