Richard Combs
rmcombs.bsky.social
Richard Combs
@rmcombs.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Kentuckian. Writer. Music lover. Faith deconstructor.

Substack: https://substack.com/@rmcombs
(Topics: music, religion, writing, politics)
Write about the Southern-fried sauntering of Futurebirds’ 2013 masterpiece Baba Yaga. open.substack.com/pub/rmcombs/...
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Last year I wrote about the day I learned the truth about Christopher Columbus after reading an historical essay called The American Genocide. Feels appropriate to share today. open.substack.com/pub/rmcombs/...
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about Pride & Prejudice and masculinity and why it’s a cinematic classic. And also my man crush on Matthew Macfadyen.
open.substack.com/pub/rmcombs/...
April 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Wendell Berry - The Peace of Wild Things

It’s National Poetry Month. Here’s a favorite poem of mine and many others, and one that is quite timely these days.
April 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Currently reading, and almost finished with, The Evolution of the Gospelettes by Tammy Oberhausen. Fast-paced novel with keen insights about Christianity, doubt, and the prosperity gospel. Vivid characters, detestable villain, palpable Kentucky setting. A great read.
March 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Finished this collection of short stories last night. These Appalachian Gothic tales are well-written, visceral, and at times brutal. Chris Offutt is a master of the form.
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Last Christmas is an underrated Christmas movie.
December 18, 2024 at 2:01 AM