Nonfiction Archives • Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built + Natural Environments

A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
by Stephanie Anderson

March 18, 2019

I’m in western South Dakota, rolling across the prairie in a blue 1970s-era pickup truck, when I first see them. Buffalo—faraway brown dots on... Read More...

Arctic Wayfinders:
Inuit Mental and Physical Maps
by Michael Engelhard

March 14, 2019

Nonfiction

wayfinder 1) A sign, landmark, or other indicator used to assist people in navigating to a particular location. 2) A person navigating to a ... Read More...

Letting Go of Thoreau:
Renewing America’s Legacy
by Daniel Bullen

February 28, 2019

Nonfiction

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Henry David Thoreau’s 200th birthday has come and gone, but having read all the homages, it’s clear that our critiques of his hypocrisy haven’... Read More...

At the Good School
by Anne Beatty

February 20, 2019

Nonfiction

A phalanx of white girls—long, shiny hair, post-orthodontic smiles, tiny skirts—greets anyone visiting the school where I teach. These near li... Read More...

Auricle Canyon
by Will Cordeiro

February 7, 2019

Nonfiction

Eight-thousand feet up in the Abajo Mountains of southeast Utah, the late September air gave a wicked chill. I bundled on my blue wool-lined j... Read More...

The Violence of the Given World
by Sarah M. Wells

February 3, 2019

Contest, Nonfiction

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Winner : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction Click button above to listen to Sarah M. Wells read this essay, or click here... Read More...

The Last Time
Prose and Illustrations by Martha Park

January 27, 2019

Contest, Nonfiction

Finalist : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction When we pulled up to the creek-side cabin we’d share for the next wee... Read More...

Terrestrial
by Jordan Escobar

January 23, 2019

Contest, Nonfiction

Finalist : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction Click button above to hear Jordan Escobar read this essay, or click here to... Read More...

Tacit Cartography
by Hannah Huff

January 10, 2019

Contest, Nonfiction

Finalist : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction Click button above to hear Hannah Huff read this essay, or click here to do... Read More...

Thomas Jefferson’s Monster
by B.J. Hollars

January 6, 2019

Nonfiction

In April of 1796—nearly three years after resigning his post as Secretary of State—Thomas Jefferson received an unexpected package from Colone... Read More...

Ambassador for Rattlesnakes, by Ed Zahniser

The Ambassador of Rattlesnakes
by Ed Zahniser

January 3, 2019

Nonfiction

We are climbing a ridge in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains near the tightly guarded presidential retreat at Camp David. W. H. Martin walks ahead... Read More...

The Collecting Basket
by Lyn Baldwin

December 7, 2018

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

Toronto 1968—In the black and white photo, my sister holds my hand, facing the camera with an enigmatic smile. Together, our bodies intersect ... Read More...