Pushcart Nomination: “Grasping at Grace”
On 28 November, 2022, Appalachian Review nominated my essay “Grasping at Grace” for The Pushcart Prize. Thanks, Appalachian Review!
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“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…