An elderly black woman berates the mayor on television. Snow continues to fall around them, the squawk and flash of emergency vehicles filling the space that remains. The Blitz is on to clear the city in the aftermath of the fourth worst snowstorm to ever hit the region. Still, the villagers are [...]
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House of Cards
Look for some exciting announcements from County Line Press here on our blog in the coming weeks! In the meantime, there’s this:
Grateful for Ramps
Well, last Saturday, my ramp festival dreams were realized. Fellow County Line Press collaborators Jessica, Patrick, and I left Pittsburgh for the Mason Dixon Ramp Festival in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, and, one hour later, we were marveling at the variety of ramp delicacies and the enthusiasm of the other ramp lovers at the festival.
We spent [...]
Promising Decay
I’ve noticed that I’m becoming more and more attracted to decay. Overgrown gardens, junk-yards, caving porches. Maybe it has to do with surrender. Forfeiting control. Decay of man-made structures and objects is an outward manifestation of communion with the natural environment. In The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry describes the [...]
County Line Press launches webLOG!
Hello and Welcome to the County Line Press webLOG. Here, we will post updates about County Line Press projects and events, along with other explorations of the rural condition. Stay tuned.