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...
Terrestrial
by Jordan Escobar
Finalist : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction
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Tacit Cartography
by Hannah Huff
Finalist : Terrain.org 9th Annual Contest in Nonfiction
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monster
by B.J. Hollars
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...
The Ambassador of Rattlesnakes
by Ed Zahniser
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...
