It was nine at night when we arrived at The Cowshed Cafe, but since they knew we were coming they...
Given the nature of farming, it doesn’t typically lead to a life of notoriety. Between milking, feeding and fieldwork, there...
Every English major knows the slagging that comes with announcing your choice of study. Close friends and concerned relatives play...
I don’t know what put the idea in my head, but I assume it was one of my father’s stories...
The world is smaller than it was several generations ago. It is often said that if a butterfly flaps its...
When I was little I sat on the armrest of the tractor while my father ran the TMR mixer. I...
“It’s all the rage,” my father said. “Everyone is doing it.” I was a bit skeptical. The last time my...
Ryan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away, a novel set on an Irish dairy farm. He shares...
A symptom of breaking down and finally buying a functionable smartphone is getting deluged with memes from friends. One came...
A dodgy-looking drifter in a visor hat gives Kevin Costner a tiny lime tree and insists “This one is for...
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the typical American Christmas dinner originates from the United Kingdom. We...
This piece was published in print exactly 10 years ago. Perhaps eerie how relevant it feels in some ways. *...