September 1

The new Oxford American is on the shelves. Look for two Jack Pendarvis pieces, a meditation on procrastination by Diane Roberts, and more.

I wrote an homage to Brown Family Dairy in Oxford, Billy Ray Brown's six-cow operation, peddling hormone-free, non-homogenized milk. As backdrop, I used an essay by his father, the late and great Larry Brown.

Buy a copy of the mag or just read my piece here.