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…

“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…

“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).

“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…

“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…

“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.