Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Silas House

Born: 1971 (age 54)
Bio: Silas Dwane House is an American writer best known for his novels. He is also a music journalist, environmental activist and columnist. House's fiction is known for its attention to the natural world, working class characters, and the plight of the rural place and rural people.
Known for:
- Clay's Quilt (2001)
- A parchment of leaves (2001)
- Same Sun Here (2011)
- The coal tattoo (2004)






