The Milk House is thankful for The Daily Yonder's support of the writing contest. Readers of The Milk House will appreciate The Daily Yonder's free in-depth coverage and stories on issues affecting #RuralAmerica. It's our favorite site. Check them out! dailyyonder.com

I envy my own young way: no routine I would ever know to say, no bemoaning what lay back east... This week on #TheMilkHouse: Enjoy three poems by D.R. James. themilkhouse.org/moving-on-not-…

Check out the video introducing the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest! $700 in prizes, as well as great exposure. Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Go to themilkhouse.org/contest to enter. youtube.com/watch?v=jhu5yv…

This week on #TheMilkHouse: A husband and father fights to save those closest to him, in the #shortstory "Sisterhood of the Pines" by Edward N. McConnell. Check it out! themilkhouse.org/sisterhood-of-…

After seven years of walking this road, I’ve picked my tree. I hug it daily, stretch my arms to wrap around its six hard trunks.... This week on #TheMilkHouse: Enjoy two poems by Judy Clarence. Check them out! themilkhouse.org/live-oak-and-s…

Check out the story by The Daily Yonder on the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest! “It’s important for those from the countryside to get to see their lived experience reflected back in the thing that they read.” dailyyonder.com/2024-best-in-r…

A big thanks to Agriland for helping spread the word about the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest! agriland.ie/farming-news/b…

Thanks to the LOR Foundation for spreading the word about the Best in Rural Writing Contest. Take a moment to see the important work that the Lor Foundation is doing for rural communities. It's really impressive...and needed. lorfoundation.org instagram.com/reel/C9x35aIPI…

Judge told me to find routine But the Smithfield office on fire is the prettiest thing I’ve seen... This week on #TheMilkHouse: "Livestock," music and lyrics by 🌪Hüsky Dü🌪. Listen here! themilkhouse.org/livestock-by-n…

This week on #TheMilkHouse: A chance encounter forces a young man to consider the choices that governed his life thus far, in William Cass's "Calling." Read it here! themilkhouse.org/calling-by-wil…

"Any lost citizen of the wild wandering our land didn’t live very long. Most were consumed." This week on #TheMilkHouse: Three poems by Allen Braden. Read them here. themilkhouse.org/trophies-and-o…

This week on #TheMilkHouse: Fay L. Loomis tells of the story of a complicated childhood through glimpses of her past. Read "Homing In and Other Essays." themilkhouse.org/homing-in-and-…

The Milk House is offering a free #onlinewritingclass on Dialogue Mechanics. Monday, September 9th, 2024 7pm EST and GMT. Dialogue mechanics may be one of the most important—and simplest—edits you can make to your writing. More details: themilkhouse.org/writingclasses/

This week on #TheMilkHouse: A man must ask himself what part of farming is fate and what part is choice, in Rachel Vigier's #shortstory "This Life." Read it here. themilkhouse.org/this-life-by-r…

Every night I count the miles I have to travel before I’m the one who gets to sleep. The road home, the distance through the dark snow, are what I have to remember... This week on #TheMilkHouse: Three poems by Robert Harlow. themilkhouse.org/still-falling-…

There's still time to sign up for the free online writing class on dialogue mechanics! Monday, September 9th, 7pm EST and 7pm GMT Sign up here: themilkhouse.org/writingclasses/

This week on #TheMilkHouse:

Thanks to everyone who attended the free #onlinewritingclass on dialogue mechanics last evening. It was a thoughtful and fun crowd! Next week full writing courses start on #TheMilkHouse, including Fiction Writing I and Memoir Writing. More details here: themilkhouse.org/writingclasses/

This week on #TheMilkHouse: Simply one of the best essays to come across our desk. Simon A. Smith explores a complicated relationship with a complicated father. Check it out here: themilkhouse.org/growing-up-wit…