The mission of The Milk House is to introduce readers to those who write on rural subjects, and part of...
All Flesh Is Grass The days passed quickly, back then, though some hours lingered in that hot hospital room, waiting,...
The rural mailboxes that marked the turning point to farmhouse laneways dotting the Kansas countryside were landmarks to those wandering...
Previously, novelist Gráinne Murphy announced her shortlist of three essays and ten short stories for the 2023 Best in Rural...
Date: 2031/08/23 Project: 4957dbfj (Group #1) Introduction: The focus group consists of six millennials; three males, two females, and...
Live Oak After seven years of walking this road, I’ve picked my tree. I hug it daily, stretch my arms...
This three-part installment follows Donna as she and the surrounding community try to solve what has killed her calf. Donna...
As the sun began to top the trees, you could tell today would be another scorcher. One of the hottest...
Rite of Passage In Bali, it’s the filing of the canines to limit boys’ wild adolescence. Among Cameroon’s Baka Pygmies...
The early 1970s found us almost completely mechanized on our farm in the rolling hills of central Mississippi. At the...
We set out on the seven-mile journey from No. 56 to Knockdrin at 7.30 in the morning. The sun had...
My favorite inheritance is the green toy metal shovel. Also, the elfin-like ski-toed leather booties. Also, the pair of snowshoes,...