Emerging from the fog bank, the Beatrix appeared before them, a sleeping leviathan suddenly filling their vision in the twilight...
Backhoe Bob sat in the gas-station diner with the Sheriff, who also happened to be named Bob. Locals have been...
Autumn Caledonia County, Vermont Why not write something for those who scratched out improbable livings here? Somebody has...
As a way to further showcase the talented writing published on The Milk House, as well as to get readers...
The results are in. The Judge’s Choice and the Readers’ Choice for Best Poem 2023 have been determined. The Milk...
The July afternoon suspends thick, golden haze drifting from the wildfires out west. I heft a 50-pound bag of cattle...
Anhydrous There’s an acre where corn won’t grow From an anhydrous leak 20 years ago When Jerry’s not planting seed...
The following is an excerpt from Irish writer Maura McElhone’s book Falling for a Farmer (2018), published by Mercier Press. * It...
You need to pick up a few things, she told James. I am too tired, he said. Can’t it wait...
After a successful launch last winter, we’re now upon the second annual initiative to award the best poem published on...
Ryan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away, a novel set on an Irish dairy farm. He shares...
There are no blue plaques in our village, no Heaney or Shackelton or Yeats to commemorate. A notable event is...