A Ragdale Residency
What a treat to travel to Lake Forest, Illinois for an eighteen-day writing residency at Ragdale. Fellow old-house lovers will appreciate the care taken with…
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“Pig Brains” (forthcoming)
The terrific folks at Zone 3 Press selected my poem “Pig Brains” for publication in their upcoming issue. “Pig Brains” explores the practicality, legality, and…
“Jimmy” Nominated for Best of the Net
The University of Mississippi’s Yalobusha Review nominated my lyric essay “Jimmy” (published in YR 39) for the 2024 Best of the Net anthology.
“New Boots” + “In Oklahoma” (Forthcoming)
The Gravel Road, a “groundbreaking agricultural arts magazine built around storytelling,” selected Quincy’s farm-life poems “New Boots” and “In Oklahoma” for their inaugural issue: Autumn…
“Educating the Whole Child in the Hills of Appalachia”
“Educating the Whole Child in the Hills of Appalachia,” which explores playful innovation at Greenbrier Community School, was featured in the Summer 2024 issue of Greenbrier…
“Cicadian Rhythm” an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2024 Essay/Memoir Contest (Forthcoming)
Quincy’s lyric essay “Cicadian Rhythm” has been awarded Honorable Mention in Streetlight Magazine’s 2024 Essay/Memoir Contest. This essay, which serves as a chapter in her hybrid…
Reading at the Virginia Festival of the Book
During Quincy’s Virginia Center for the Creative Arts residency in March 2024 (which coincided with the Virginia Festival of the Book) she was selected as…
A Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency
March is a hard time to leave the farm, but a perfect month to decamp to the foothills of the Blue Ridge. When I left…
”The Knife Chef”
Jean-Francois Suteau, or “The Knife Chef,” was a pleasure to interview. Despite a demanding creative career as Executive Pastry Chef at The Greenbrier Resort, Suteau…
”Getting Well”
”Getting Well,” an essay excerpted from my hybrid memoir, The Unsustainable Farm, has been published in the Fall/Winter 2024 issue of Common Ground Review. Common…
“Without You”
Thanks to Philly literary pillar Moonstone Arts Center for including my poem “Without You” in their 27th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology, published in January, 2024.
“Without Child” Shortlisted for 2023 Poetry Prize
My memoir-in-verse “Without Child, which explores grief, family, and the psychological implications of maternal neglect, was shortlisted for 2023 Steel Toe Books Poetry Prize.
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…
The Appalachian Writers’ Workshop
Each July, Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky offers regional writers a unique chance to gather, workshop, and hone craft. I participated in the Appalachian…
“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.
“What Was Lost”
In February 2021, OPEN: Journal of Arts and Letters published my narrative poem “What Was Lost.” This poem–part of my current hybrid manuscript–details my experience with…
