On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
When I was growing up in rural Maine, I never told people that my father was a farmer. Not because I was ashamed, but because my father wasn’t a farmer like the other farmers in town. For those men (and


