@FarahnMorgan

contributing writer at @countyhwy. occasional dispatches at @unherd. contact: [email protected] "On to Ektun in the potato chip van."

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Joined September 2018
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I tried to write about a campaign, and my biggest insight was that campaigns have almost nothing to do with human existence.
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Once you turn 40, everyone in your friend group starts telling you about their medical appointments. I’ve never heard of so many medical appointments in my life. It’s every day with this.
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County Highway
@countyhwyOct 22
The first two words the NYT uses to describe John Anderson’s voice in their obituary of him today are “gravelly” and “warbled.” His voice was exactly the opposite of all that. He sang smoothly, fluidly, in the vein of Lefty Frizzell, his voice rising and falling like gently rolling hills. These people either don’t know what they’re talking about, or they can’t stand to listen to it. nytimes.com/2026/10/22/arts/… Anyway. RIP John Anderson. youtube.com/watch?v=EYoT7EFV…

John Anderson, Country Music Hall of Famer, Dies at 71

His gravelly vocals propelled a career that spanned nearly five decades and earned him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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It's so funny when we try to pretend our politics are national.
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“Why do rural people not support data centers? Is it the vibes?” Uhhh, no. It’s the requirements of specific projects and an overall lack of transparency in the development process. It’s almost like rural people have had bad experiences with extractive industries.
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"Everyday Americans." Terrible phrase.
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Oh, to be a calf in the sun.
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I wrote about the National Storytelling Festival and the healing power of telling tales for @dcexaminer.
Washington Examiner
@dcexaminerOct 18
The power of storytelling: What the country could learn from a small-town festival | MAGAZINE by Farahn Morgan, a contributing writer at Country Highway and a freelance writer living and working in the American South. trib.al/9LMLRel

The power of storytelling: What we can learn from a small-town festival

The town of Jonesborough is home to the National Storytelling Festival, now in its 53rd year in East Tennessee.

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I don’t always dress like a little boy (but most of the time, I do).
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I think we should admit that the plastic surgery craze has gone too far… in a way that has become tragic and has made us sort of tragic.
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Nick Routledge@nick_routledgeOct 14
Replying to @FarahnMorgan
“Unless you really see the kingdom of God and are willing to rethink everything in the light of Christ, politics trumps everything — including faith and ethics.” - @BrianZahnd
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Contrary to popular belief, most things that happen in the U.S. happen outside of the paradigm of two-party politics. That’s why modern media makes the world feel so small — because the space it occupies is shrunken.
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The Lamp@thelampmagazineOct 13
“Do you like snuff films? Do you like the idea of them, or of being the kind of person who does? Do you know anybody else who enjoys watching people get killed? Do you like them?” asks Matthew Walther. thelampmagazine.com/blog/que…

The Lamp Magazine | Questions for Anyone Planning to Watch the…

Do you know anybody else who enjoys watching people get killed? Do you know where you will be watching, and on what device—is it a living…

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The purpose of social media is, of course, to performatively misunderstand things in an effort to construct a false reality in which you always have the moral high ground.
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TheHuntForTomClancy
@HuntClancyOct 12
me and @FarahnMorgan were just talking yesterday on the phone about how Charles Portis is one of the finest and most influential American Novelists and I listed Masters of Atlantis as one of my favorites
Christopher Holbrook@RenardFantastiqOct 12
Replying to @HuntClancy
I don’t know but these passages really stuck out to me when reading Masters of Atlantis several years ago.
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There are lots of reasons to feel down, but there are lots of reasons to be optimistic too. Take me, for instance — all my friends are interesting, and my life is gorgeous.
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my north 💫
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Barbaric.
The Associated Press
@APOct 8
BREAKING: The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. apnews.com/article/fort-hood…

Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

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