Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?- Mary Oliver
The Quiet Holler
Kindred Folk - The Company I Keep
Every now and then, I stumble on a voice that feels like sitting down with an old friend. Voices that are rooted deep in the hills, full of music, stories, and the kind of wisdom that doesn’t shout. This little corner is where I’ll share kindred voices like that, folks who remind me why these mountains still matter. Come sit on the porch awhile, and rest in the company of kindred voices.
Voices I love — Links to their Work & Words
Blind Pig and the Acorn -A warm and honest honoring of Appalachian life, tradition, and kinship. The kind of place that feels like pulling up a chair at a familiar table.
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)
The Folk Collaborative Newsletter - A gathering of Appalachian life in one place — old recipes, mountain lore, seasonal stories, and the simple art of living close to the land.
The Folk Collaborative Newsletter - A gathering of Appalachian life in one place — old recipes, mountain lore, seasonal stories, and the simple art of living close to the land.
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)
The Folk Collaborative Newsletter - A gathering of Appalachian life in one place — old recipes, mountain lore, seasonal stories, and the simple art of living close to the land.
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)
John O’Donohue writes the kind of words you carry with you — blessings, reflections, and gentle invitations to live more slowly, more closely, more honestly with yourself and the world around you. (this is a link to an interview with him)
Wendell Berry - Farmer, poet, essayist, and keeper of the good, slow things. His words remind us that belonging comes from tending to our place and our people — from walking the same worn paths, mending what can be mended, and loving the land that loves us back. He writes of community, stewardship, work, grief, and grace with a quiet wisdom that feels like front-porch truth. Berry’s voice calls us home — to the soil, to each other, and to ourselves. Here's a "poetry film" of Berry's The Peace of Wild Things.
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer Gentle, reverent writing on land, belonging, and reciprocity. I return to her words when I need to remember how to live soft in a hard world. (this is a link to an interview with her about the book)