Silas House
Silas in Hindman, KY. Photo by Roger May.
Silas House is a nationally best-selling author of 6 novels, 3 plays, and a book of creative nonfiction. Silas grew up on Adena, Yuchi, Cherokee, and Shawnee land in Laurel County, Kentucky. In this interview, recorded in July of 2018 at the Hindman Settlement School, Silas talks about growing up in the evangelical holiness church, how meeting his now-husband inspired him to come out at age 34, the lessons he learns from his children, how writing feels like prayer, and his faith.
For this episode, we’re asking folks who have additional funds to donate to two fundraisers.
The first is a funding campaign for Black Soil: Our Better Nature, whose mission is to reconnect Black Kentuckians to their heritage and legacy in agriculture. They represent over 60 Kentucky-based Black farmers, culinary artists, artists & makers.
The second is a GoFundMe to support Jennie & Delaney’s goal for stable housing in rural Tennessee. Jennie is a Black, vegan, agender Aries mom of a 2-and-a-half-year-old agender Scorpio child. In Jennie’s words: “I’d like to build us a tiny home so that we’ll have stability, can move when we need to travel, eat, sleep & wash comfortably, and be active and present in community.”
Host/Producer/Lead Editor: Rae Garringer. Assistant Editor/Composer-Performer of Acoustic and Electric Guitar Music: Tommie Anderson. Editorial Advisory Dream Team: Hermelinda Cortés, Sharon P. Holland, and Lewis Raven Wallace. Theme Song Composer/Banjo: Sam Gleaves. Theme Song Pedal Steel: Rebecca Branson Jones. Special thanks to Tommie Anderson, for help with the chimes! Photo by Roger May. Most importantly, thanks to Silas House for sharing his story so generously with us all.