The Milk House – a rural writing collective

You can help being typecast

01 — The Milk House

Typecast

By Ryan DennisJune 1, 2020

basket from a homesteader

02 — The Milk House

Making a Homesteader (nonfiction), by Fable Farms

By Fable FarmsJuly 16, 2020

The Geography of a Family

03 — The Milk House

The Geography of a Family

By Ryan DennisMay 11, 2020

04 — The Milk House

The Folks Go Abroad

By Ryan DennisSeptember 21, 2019

farmer later going to read books about farming

05 — The Milk House

Five Books about Farming that Explain the Industry

By Ryan DennisSeptember 10, 2020

The last cowboy passed through here

06 — The Milk House

The Last Cowboy

By Ryan DennisJune 22, 2020

Ralph Paige fought against discrimination in farming

07 — The Milk House

Towards Equality in Farming

By Ryan DennisAugust 3, 2020

Run Bucky Run was our anthem

08 — The Milk House

Run Bucky, Run

By Ryan DennisJuly 13, 2020

Featured Writers

The Virtues of Destruction (Excerpt), by Colin T. Gilbert

November 19, 2020
What Secrets does Taylor’s Field Hold? by Lorna Sixsmith

November 12, 2020
One-way Ticket to Nairobi, by Poppy Johnson (Translation by MD Wanyagah)

November 5, 2020
Potatoes, by Surnaí Ó Maoildhia

October 29, 2020
The Best Best Jokes are Practical Ones

October 22, 2020

Latest Posts

Recent dispatches from The Milk House

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The Return of the Rustler

November 23, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

The Virtues of Destruction (Excerpt), by Colin T. Gilbert

Featured, Fiction, Milk House Contributor

The Virtues of Destruction (Excerpt), by Colin T. Gilbert

November 19, 202028 mins readBy Colin T. Gilbert

To Greener (Virtual) Pastures

The Milk House Column

To Greener (Virtual) Pastures

November 16, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

What Secrets does Taylor’s Field Hold? by Lorna Sixsmith

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

What Secrets does Taylor’s Field Hold? by Lorna Sixsmith

November 12, 20206 mins readBy Lorna Sixsmith

Anthem

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Anthem

November 9, 202010 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

One-way Ticket to Nairobi, by Poppy Johnson (Translation by MD Wanyagah)

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

One-way Ticket to Nairobi, by Poppy Johnson (Translation by MD Wanyagah)

November 5, 20204 mins readBy Poppy Johnson

A Better Story

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A Better Story

November 2, 20209 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

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

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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

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

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

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