The locust tree is a rare symbol of Christmas and Easter as one.

Thompson illustrates how rural people’s hopes do not align with the interests of those who wield power, be that power political, social, or economic. He teaches us that truth, fact, and reason are often not a part of the American experience for rural people.

The day after Thanksgiving yields a joy of three parts. The first joy is that of an introvert newly restored to peace...

This year an unexpected autumn snow blanketed our farm.  In the days that followed, single-digit temperatures secured its place in the landscape,...

The Prior of the Upstate New York Abbey where I work often describes his cloistered life by using the phrase “living within...

I’m not asking what candidate you support. What I am asking you to consider is what does your vote constitute?

I recently visited a barber in my Virginian hometown whom I had not patronized in more than a year (I’d taken to...

I have no doubt this collection would delight Bailey, dandelions and all. Selecting and anthologizing the work of a writer-scholar as prolific as this is a labor of love as much as caretaking, stewarding, gardening, weeding, and pruning.

The 2020 presidential election cycle has been in full swing for months now, and we are still almost a year away from...