Features & Essays
Creative Nonfiction
"Olan Mills Photograph, 1969," an essay published in the anthology Motif, Volume 2: Come What May
"Country Gold," an essay published in the anthology Motif: Writing By Ear, Music
"Landscaping," an essay in The Louisville Review
Journalism
"A Conversation With Appalachian Novelist Lee Smith" in Julep
"Where Her Heart Is," a feature about Ashley Judd's faith and social activism in the July 2011 issue of Sojourners
"Denise Giardina: Fighting For the Mountains in God's Country," an excerpt from Something's Rising published in Flourish Magazine
"Saving Mountains," an article in New Southerner
"Hope Down Below in Lynch's Coal Mines," a travel article in Kentucky Living
"Silas House: Chasing His Dream, Finding His Voice," a feature article in Kentucky Living
"They Just Can't Give Enough: Retired Attorneys Come Back For More," a feature article in Equal Justice Magazine
"A Parent's Second Greatest Gift," a feature article in Equal Justice Magazine
"A Community's Quandary," an article in Equal Justice Magazine
"Black Lung: In Search of Answers For East Kentucky Coal Miners," an article in Equal Justice Magazine
Music Journalism
"The Rebirth of Roots Music" in Julep
Interview with singer-songwriter Caroline Herring in No Depression
"Close to the Sky," a profile of Ben Sollee in Julep
"Back in the Saddle," a profile of Matraca Berg in the debut issue of Julep
Review of Teddy Thompson's latest album Bella for No Depression
Review of Daniel Martin Moore's new record In the Cool of the Day for No Depression
Review of Marshall Chapman's new album Big Lonesome for Paste
"Jean Ritchie, Kentucky's National Treasure," in Kentucky Living
Commentary
"Civil Rights Laws Must Include Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity," an op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader
"Fairness is Key Part of Berea's Heritage," an op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader
"Ripples of Hope," an essay about mountaintop removal in Julep
A letter to Appalachia for NPR's State of the Re:Union
"Freedom Fighters: Protesting Coal Abuses," an op-ed about Jason's arrest protesting mountaintop removal mining, published in the Lexington Herald-Leader
"Yes We Can," an essay about President Barack Obama and mountaintop removal in Coal Country
"Hope For Appalachia," an essay and excerpt from We All Live Downstream: Writings About Mountaintop Removal, in Appalachian Heritage
