Most of us are weary of the same old story, wondering how we can do more than survive, take charge to build our communities, be more gentle with ourselves and others, and learn to raise ourselves and our communities to a brighter, happier future. None of the political promises or economic success models have worked in our small towns. All the old answers only reflect old and outdated concepts. Nobody knows the answers anymore—too much is changing. We need to figure this out together and this is a space where we can think outside the box.
That’s why I chose ‘Two-Lane Renaissance’ as the name of my publication. It gives me hope and I love the image it conjures, a renewal, a rebirth, a re-emergence of classic community values, including cooperation, duty, service, and a connection to nature and each other.
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So many of us are expected to be on our game year-round. I never am. I will be bringing my whole humanity to this place, and I hope that will be understood. Now and then, I might even pause subscriptions for a while. However I manage it, I will be honoring my own need to rest. I think it’s important to voice that. I invite you to do the same.
The Renaissance is a place to dream, hope, and awaken, to revel in the luminous mundane, to remember who we are, and where we come from, and make decisions on where we’re going to go. A place that invites connections with other like-minded souls. I hope you’ll join me.
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About Me
Lisa Hayes-Minney is an Appalachian writer, artist, and homesteader. She lives with her husband on Memory Lane in rural West Virginia. Lisa enjoys working with words, paints, plants, paper, printing, and vintage typewriters. She maintains significantly-sized vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, and tends hens, bees, and a homestead. She also processes, freezes, and cans the vegetables and produce from their gardens.
Lisa earned her MFA in Creative Writing from West Virginia Wesleyan College and holds degrees in English, Journalism, and Liberal Arts. A board member of West Virginia Writers, Inc., Lisa volunteers to help promote and encourage literary endeavors in West Virginia. She writes online at Two-Lane Renaissance, (reprinted in The Trader’s Guide), and her written work has also appeared in GreenPrints Magazine, Memoir Magazine, DoveTales Magazine, and in two book collections: “Mountains Upon Mountains: New Appalachian Nature Writing,” and “Feminine Rising: Voices of Power & Invisibility.”
