The Milk House – a rural writing collective

01 — The Milk House

Climbing

By Ryan DennisOctober 21, 2019

Martin Keaveney tells of rural life in Ireland

02 — The Milk House

Killer (fiction), by Martin Keaveney

By Martin KeaveneyJune 25, 2020

03 — The Milk House

Watching Germans Milk Cows

By Ryan DennisMarch 16, 2020

04 — The Milk House

The Boy in the Handcuffs and Other Things We Did

By Ryan DennisJanuary 20, 2020

05 — The Milk House

Snowpocalypse Ireland

By Ryan DennisOctober 28, 2019

The Geography of a Family

06 — The Milk House

The Geography of a Family

By Ryan DennisMay 11, 2020

farming on the north pole

07 — The Milk House

The North Pole Conspiracy

By Ryan DennisDecember 22, 2019

image for A Mother's Manual

08 — The Milk House

A Mother’s Manual (fiction), by M.D. Wanyagah

By MD WanyagahJuly 23, 2020

Featured Writers

Poems by The Rural Writer (Pat Argar)

August 6, 2020
The Milk House Column Video: Scenes Behind a Rural Life Column

July 30, 2020
A Mother’s Manual (fiction), by M.D. Wanyagah

July 23, 2020
Making a Homesteader (nonfiction), by Fable Farms

July 16, 2020
Blue Tarps and Junk Heaps (nonfiction), by Shannon Hayes

July 9, 2020

Latest Posts

Recent dispatches from The Milk House

Poems by The Rural Writer (Pat Argar)

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Poetry

Poems by The Rural Writer (Pat Argar)

August 6, 20205 mins readBy The Rural Writer

Towards Equality in Farming

The Milk House Column

Towards Equality in Farming

August 3, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Featured, The Milk House Column

The Milk House Column Video: Scenes Behind a Rural Life Column

July 30, 20203 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Country Music and Me

The Milk House Column

Country Music and Me

July 27, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

A Mother’s Manual (fiction), by M.D. Wanyagah

Featured, Fiction, Milk House Contributor

A Mother’s Manual (fiction), by M.D. Wanyagah

July 23, 20207 mins readBy MD Wanyagah

Rabbit People

The Milk House Column

Rabbit People

July 20, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Making a Homesteader (nonfiction), by Fable Farms

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

Making a Homesteader (nonfiction), by Fable Farms

July 16, 20209 mins readBy Fable Farms

Run Bucky, Run

The Milk House Column

Run Bucky, Run

July 13, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

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

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

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

July 9, 20209 mins readBy Shannon Hayes

The Punks of Belfast

The Milk House Column

The Punks of Belfast

July 6, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

The Beaver Dam (nonfiction), by Steve Adams

Featured, Milk House Contributor, Nonfiction

The Beaver Dam (nonfiction), by Steve Adams

July 2, 20205 mins readBy Steve Adams

Diving

The Milk House Column

Diving

June 29, 20208 mins readBy Ryan Dennis

Talking about Books

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

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