Songs of the Humpback Whale
by Mary Quade
When I was a kid in Wisconsin in the 1970s, we didn’t have global warming. We had litter, and we had pollution. Well, and nuclear annihilation... Read More...
The Lawns, So Well-Tended
by Ana Maria Spagna
The lawns wowed me daily, the green green grass and the sidewalks swept of leaves and the neighbors on the weekends in work gloves and shorts,... Read More...
Die Die Die
by Beth Alvarado
It was 1980, I’m going to guess. I had the news on while I was making dinner, so I must have been listening while I cooked and then peering in... Read More...
The Pyramid
by Abby Dockter
Click button above to hear Abby Dockter read this essay, or click here to download the essay in .mp3 format.
Near the center of Tir... Read More...
A Face in the Window
by Kurt Caswell
Excerpt from Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
A dog is a social animal with a face that asks for your attention, your... Read More...
A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
by Stephanie Anderson
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
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
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
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
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
Winner : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction
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The Last Time
Prose and Illustrations by Martha Park
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...
