ContestFeaturedCONTEST: Blood Brother by Jeremy HaworthJudge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Blood Brother” by Jeremy Haworth as the Best Short Story for the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest. Listen to Jeremy read his submission... Read More
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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
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FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryThe Parable of the Sower and Other Poems by Matt ThomasThe Parable of the Sower Two trees with bad roots Planted by Lamont, dead six years now He’d... 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
Book ListFeaturedFictionNonfictionPoetryPopularThe Largest List of Farm BooksFarming is an essential part of the human story. Although... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionSerial MemoirSERIAL MEMOIR: First Days on the Peninsula by BJ Omanson (Part 1)
The Milk House ColumnThe Cubs and GrandmaAs I write this (2017), the LA Dodgers have just... Read More
HistoryThe Milk House Column10 Famous FarmersGiven the nature of farming, it doesn’t typically lead to... 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
ContestFeaturedCONTEST: Blood Brother by Jeremy HaworthJudge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Blood Brother” by Jeremy Haworth as the Best Short... Read More
