Adam clutches the rim of his Canadian Club and 7-Up, working the room of fellow farmers while I grip the...
Our first summer storm arrived in the wee hours of a warm mid-January morning. As lightning flickered against the curtains...
Judge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Blood Brother” by Jeremy Haworth as the Best Short Story for the 2024 Best...
Robert Andrews had a fondness for April, when rain fell daily and water puddled ankle-deep in the low areas around...
The judge of the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest, Dr. Chea Parton, just completed the difficult task of choosing 10...
Picking Mushrooms With Papa In Woodinville In the moment, it was what you do. Looking back, it must’ve been strange...
My Mother Considers Her Callows Farm From a parlour window I see sunlight creeping across the fields, and how some...
Foraging Pluck purslane and plantain for salad, shred it small so it slides by skeptics, know you’re kneeling in Eden...
Judge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Rebounders” by Don Stewart as the Best Short Story for the 2024 Best in...
Roads That Lead Nowhere It isn’t the stillness they talk about, the way the light spills over old barns, or...
“Coach, it’s supposed to rain tomorrow and our raisins are still drying on the ground. My father needs my brother...
Even after so many years, tears still fill my eyes when I think of my brother’s farm accident. That was...