The Milk House – a rural writing collective

Aran Island grows potatoes

01 — The Milk House

Potatoes, by Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

By Surnaí Ó MaoildhiaOctober 29, 2020

Steve Adams' piece titled The Beaver Dam

02 — The Milk House

The Beaver Dam (nonfiction), by Steve Adams

By Steve AdamsJuly 2, 2020

piano in bar

03 — The Milk House

Harold and Celia, by Robert Block

By Robert BlockSeptember 3, 2020

Blue tarps and rusting cars can be a part of the rural landscape

04 — The Milk House

Blue Tarps and Junk Heaps (nonfiction), by Shannon Hayes

By Shannon HayesJuly 9, 2020

Poems by patrick deeley

05 — The Milk House

Poems by Patrick Deeley

By Patrick DeeleyOctober 15, 2020

Scene from a local tractor drive

06 — The Milk House

Scenes of the Franklin Tractor Drive, by Cindy Ladage

By Cindy LadageAugust 13, 2020

Pennsylvania Fields

07 — The Milk House

Pennsylvania Fields, by David Whitsell

By David WhitsellAugust 27, 2020

pickup basketball game

08 — The Milk House

Giving Ball

By Ryan DennisApril 27, 2020

Featured Writers

Potatoes, by Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

October 29, 2020
The Best Best Jokes are Practical Ones

October 22, 2020
Poems by Patrick Deeley

October 15, 2020
Flyers for Steven, by Adam Kenworthy

October 8, 2020
A Feast and a Famine, by Stephen Reilly

October 1, 2020

Latest Posts

Recent dispatches from The Milk House

Potatoes, by Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

Potatoes, by Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

October 29, 202014 mins readBy Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

Trump and Rural America: An Exercise in Facts over Feeling

The Milk House Column

Trump and Rural America: An Exercise in Facts over Feeling

October 26, 20209 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

The Best Best Jokes are Practical Ones

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

The Best Best Jokes are Practical Ones

October 22, 202016 mins readBy Jim Trelease

Songs without Words

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Songs without Words

October 19, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Poems by Patrick Deeley

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

Poems by Patrick Deeley

October 15, 202012 mins readBy Patrick Deeley

An Agri-Cultural Phenomenon: The Persian Qanats

The Milk House Column

An Agri-Cultural Phenomenon: The Persian Qanats

October 12, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Flyers for Steven, by Adam Kenworthy

Featured, Fiction, Milk House Contributor

Flyers for Steven, by Adam Kenworthy

October 8, 202012 mins readBy Adam Kenworthy

Cows in the Classroom

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Cows in the Classroom

October 5, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

A Feast and a Famine, by Stephen Reilly

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

A Feast and a Famine, by Stephen Reilly

October 1, 202010 mins readBy Stephen Reilly

Bog Butter

The Milk House Column

Bog Butter

September 28, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Binh Duong New City, By Michael Halloran

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

Binh Duong New City, By Michael Halloran

September 24, 20203 mins readBy Michael Halloran

The Giant Man Wearing a Top Hat in the Desert

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The Giant Man Wearing a Top Hat in the Desert

September 21, 202010 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Talking about Books

Looking for something new to read? Check out these recommendations.

Five Books about Farming that Explain the Industry

Book List, Featured

Five Books about Farming that Explain the Industry

September 10, 2020By Ryan Dennis

10 Farm Novels for Winter Reading

Book List, Featured, Popular, The Milk House Column

10 Farm Novels for Winter Reading

September 21, 2019By Ryan Dennis

Best Rural Novels: A List of 10 to Get Started

Book List, Featured, Popular

Best Rural Novels: A List of 10 to Get Started

May 21, 2020By Ryan Dennis