Another Conversation with Silas House
The second installment of my interview with novelist and Kentucky State Poet Laureate Silas House was published by Woodshed on 31 August 2023. We discuss dogs, poetry, and a…
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“Work Till the Whippoorwill Sings”
Greenbrier Valley Quarterly featured “Work Till the Whippoorwill Sings,” my profile of Jeff and Donna Diehl of Lockbridge Pottery (near Meadow Bridge, West Virginia) in…
A Conversation with Silas House
The first installment of my interview with novelist and Kentucky State Poet Laureate Silas House was published by Woodshed on 14 July 2023. We discuss…
Book Review: Scrape the Velvet from Your Antlers
I was happy to review West Virginia-born poet Kelly McQuain‘s first full-length collection, Scrape the Velvet from Your Antlers, in Still: The Journal in June…
“Sunday Drive”
Little Patuxent Review published my truck-love essay “Sunday Drive,” which is part of my hybrid memoir, in Issue 34 (Summer 2023), published on 25 June…
“The Enterprising Farmer”
MICA’s artsy literary journal Full Bleed featured my essay “The Enterprising Farmer,” which is part of my hybrid memoir, in their Materials Issue (6), which…
“Farming After Death”
Chautauqua Literary Journal kindly featured my essay “Farming After Death,” which is part of my hybrid memoir, in Issue 20.2 (published in June 2023).
“After Portugal”
I am grateful to The Dewdrop for publishing my poem “After Portugal” on 26 February 2023.
Creative Nonfiction of the Month: “Peeping”
THAT Literary Review—“the Journal of the Unexpected”—published my short essay “Peeping” as their Creative Nonfiction selection for the month of December 2022.
Pushcart Nomination: “Grasping at Grace”
On 28 November, 2022, Appalachian Review nominated my essay “Grasping at Grace” for The Pushcart Prize. Thanks, Appalachian Review!
“On This Farm, There’s No Thanksgiving”
On November 24, 2022, Salon.com published my short, lyric essay “On This Farm, There’s No Thanksgiving.”
Featured Writer; “Stolen Gum” & ”Fire in the Hole”
Burningword Literary Journal selected me as their Featured Writer for Issue 104, and chose to publish my poems “Stolen Gum” and ”Fire in the Hole”…
“Laboring Toward Leisure”
Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies published my essay “Laboring Toward Leisure” in Issue 9.1, on 1 October 2022. “Laboring Toward Leisure” is a shortened,…
“Grasping at Grace”
In their Summer 2022 Issue, Appalachian Review published my essay “Grasping at Grace,” in which I explore the way Paul Simon’s music wound through my…
“Is a Fair Chance the Solution to West Virginia’s Pain?”
Yes! Magazine published my article “Is a Fair Chance the Solution to West Virginia’s Pain?“ under the headline “To Help the Economy and Addiction Problems,…
“Pigs in Winter”
The Dewdrop published my lyric essay “Pigs in Winter“ in their “Way Seeking Mind” section on 10 August, 2022.
“Growing From Labor to Leisure”
Yes! Magazine published my story “Growing From Labor to Leisure” in the Summer 2022 Issue. This article follows the experience of three lady farmers: Jenna Brownell…
“Perpetual Structural History at Martin & Jones”
In late 2021, the Greenbrier Historical Society Journal published my essay “Perpetual Structural History at Martin & Jones.”
“Music Heals”
In August of 2021 Greenbrier Valley Quarterly published my article “Music Heals,” an exploration of how the Healing Appalachia concert benefits those in need of recovery…
“Try Martin & Jones”
In Spring of 2021, Greenbrier Valley Quarterly published my essay “Try Martin & Jones,” which features the hundred-year-old hardware store and its iconic owner, Jack Tuckwiller.