The Milk House – a rural writing collective

Café de la Paix, flailing

01 — The Milk House

Flailing, by Samantha Rogers

By Samantha RogersNovember 26, 2020

Run Bucky Run was our anthem

02 — The Milk House

Run Bucky, Run

By Ryan DennisJuly 13, 2020

farmer later going to read books about farming

03 — The Milk House

Five Books about Farming that Explain the Industry

By Ryan DennisSeptember 10, 2020

Martin Keaveney tells of rural life in Ireland

04 — The Milk House

Killer (fiction), by Martin Keaveney

By Martin KeaveneyJune 25, 2020

farm youth

05 — The Milk House

Records on the White Door

By Josie KrienerAugust 20, 2020

06 — The Milk House

Of Cows and Curses by Jon Fisher

By Jon FisherMay 13, 2021

A perfect 35 for the bees

07 — The Milk House

A PERFECT 35° (Poem), by Jessica Maybury

By Jessica MayburyJune 4, 2020

Best Rural Novels

08 — The Milk House

Best Rural Novels: A List of 10 to Get Started

By Ryan DennisMay 21, 2020

Featured Writers

Cloud Hopper (Excerpted), by Beth Kephart

July 22, 2021
More Than A Storm, by Kennady Donovan

July 15, 2021
The Sounds That Belong, by Shaurya Arya-Kanojia

July 8, 2021
The Best Farm Stories: On The Milk House and Beyond

July 1, 2021
When I Think Back To It, by Grace Sampson

June 24, 2021

Latest Posts

Recent dispatches from The Milk House

The Milk Revolution

The Milk House Column

The Milk Revolution

July 26, 20219 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Cloud Hopper (Excerpted), by Beth Kephart

Featured, Fiction, Milk House Contributor

Cloud Hopper (Excerpted), by Beth Kephart

July 22, 202118 mins readBy Beth Kephart

After the Spilt Milk

The Milk House Column

After the Spilt Milk

July 19, 20219 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

More Than A Storm, by Kennady Donovan

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

More Than A Storm, by Kennady Donovan

July 15, 202110 mins readBy Kennady Donovan

The Sounds That Belong, by Shaurya Arya-Kanojia

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

The Sounds That Belong, by Shaurya Arya-Kanojia

July 8, 20218 mins readBy Shaurya Arya-Kanojia

The Last Crofter

The Milk House Column

The Last Crofter

July 5, 20219 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

The Best Farm Stories: On The Milk House and Beyond

Featured, Popular

The Best Farm Stories: On The Milk House and Beyond

July 1, 202116 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

The Lawn Between

The Milk House Column

The Lawn Between

June 28, 20219 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

When I Think Back To It, by Grace Sampson

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

When I Think Back To It, by Grace Sampson

June 24, 20212 mins readBy Grace Sampson

Bad Principles

The Milk House Column

Bad Principles

June 21, 20218 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Three poems by rob mclennan

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

Three poems by rob mclennan

June 17, 20215 mins readBy rob mclennan

Nature vs. Man (on Bicycle)

The Milk House Column

Nature vs. Man (on Bicycle)

June 13, 202111 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Talking about Books

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

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

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

Book List, Featured

The Largest List of Independent Publishers

January 7, 2021By Ryan Dennis