Twisted Run Retreat

06/20/2025

What a beautiful adventure this has been! As of June 9, I am no longer the owner of Twisted Run Retreat. The new owners, Mandy and Kenny Rigsby, are excited to welcome you back. Go to the website, www.twistedrunretreat.com, to contact them.
I’ve loved taking care of this property and taking care of all of you!

05/10/2025

Sometimes I think (know!) I’m a lunatic for taking Twisted Run on, but then a years long project to get a full bed of coreopsis and muhle grass happens, and I love being a lunatic.

05/01/2025

Next up: a story collection by former Twisted Run resident, Garrett Ashley.

04/14/2025

I met Cheryl 20 years ago Sewanee Writer’s Conference, and have never stopped gasping at her images. This collection is amazing. “Daddy was a charge of lightning on my horizon.” Buy this. Let a poem catch your breath.

04/09/2025

Thanks to Hugh Keeton WLOX for such a great spot. Much appreciated!

There’s a place in Jackson County called Twisted Run Retreat where the allure of nature and getting away from it all drives expression and imagination. For...

04/02/2025

The local television station is coming out for a look-see this morning. I went out to clean up this “mess,” but agreed with my fellow traveler that the wildflowers were worth looking at. So there you go! Welcome Spring.

03/06/2025

Maybe just what you need? March 29. Twisted Run Retreat. 9:30-3:30. Lunch and refreshments included. Do a little gentle yoga, take a mindful walk through the woods, and pull the natural world together in a sweet flower arrangement. 3 master naturalists. One beautiful venue. Overnight accommodations available.

01/24/2025

Finally made it up to TR yesterday to check the pipes (all good!) and feed the deer. The snow was still around enough to get some pictures. Still pretty. I might move to Maine.

01/21/2025

When you’re on a writing retreat at Twisted Run Retreat and it snows: use the porch anyway. Love my guests (especially when they drip the taps in my absence.)

12/21/2024

The boys are back.

12/11/2024

I ❤️ this weather. I’ve been wondering which trees to plant in a newly mulched area, and today the decision is made. Maple all the way! And as much as I spend more lifetimes than I’ve been allotted on eradicating wisteria, it DOES earn its space by being a pretty yellow in the fall.

11/19/2024

Cinnamon hour .