I remember my father going to the chicken pen to select the birds that were going to die. Sometimes Dad...
Judge Jamie Guiney has selected “God, Guns, and Baseball” by Lena (Sunada-Matsumura) Newlin as the Best Essay for the 2025...
My father had been in and out of the hospital for fifteen years. He survived three heart attacks, cancer, multiple...
The deadline to enter the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest is fast approaching. In its third year, the contest...
Embossed in gold on the cover of the new bible in his lap: “Father Paul Sullivan.” He ran a thumb...
At five-thirty on Friday morning, Bernice had the water and oatmeal boiling, bacon strips laid out in the skillet, and...
Judge Jamie Guiney has selected “The Escapee’s Lover” by Dennis McFadden as the Best Short Story for the 2025 Best...
The Old Hotel at the End of Night I haven’t the least idea where it was, possibly somewhere in...
Baling Hay with Glen From an old head injury, Glen’s hands twitched. When the wires burst inside the baler I’d...
This old house is not old at all; it only feels this way. The online pictures that grabbed my attention...
Livestock Judge told me to find routine But the Smithfield office on fire is the prettiest thing I’ve seen Hope...
Coals The abandoned farm is a black pool aaaaaaain the memory of the forest beyond. The road goes by never...