Molly Rideout

Molly Rideout, a Midwesterner now living in the Berkshires, writes stories and histories of rural America. Her essays have been published in The Missouri Review, Boulevard, AGNI, River Teeth, Fourth Genre, and Mississippi Review. She is also interested in the ways writing can be public art, with installations in Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. During business hours, she’s assistant director of Assets for Artists, an organization dedicated to helping artists and writers build sustainable lives in a world stacked against them. More at mollyrideout.com. (updated 10/2026)