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A letter

To The holler in eastern Kentucky

Proud

Listen

My son is a doctor in Lexington now. He drives back twice a year. He brings his husband. The neighbors are mostly kind. The neighbors are mostly tired. I am the old white man on the porch and I am the father of a son and his husband and I do not see the contradiction the way other people seem to. I am writing this to nobody. I am writing it so it is written down somewhere.

Jan 21, 2026