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A Life of Science:
Science, Snakes, and Duct Tape
by Brian Blais

November 22, 2019

A Series by New Scientists We met at eight in the morning at a dirt parking lot just inside the national forest entrance. It was ear... Read More...

The Reaper of the Sea
by Naila Moreira

September 17, 2019

Nonfiction

We have to learn from the dead to help the living. The dead seal lies on the table. The bulk of it unignorable: the heavy torpedo-sha... Read More...

Taken in by a Wild Bird: Nancy Campbell Interviews Tim Dee

Taken in by a Wild Bird:
An Interview with Tim Dee

September 1, 2019

Interviews

Interview by Nancy Campbell "By our rubbish we shall be known. By the gull on our rubbish, likewise." Introduction Author, bir... Read More...

Always Knew I Was Adopted;
Just Found Out I’m Gay
by Sandra Steingraber

July 5, 2019

Currents, Guest Editorial

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A Coming Out Essay in Ten Parts 1. I’m gay. Five letters. Two syllables. Is there another declaration in the English language both smaller ... 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...

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...

Organic Structures:
Fiber Art by Charlotte Bird

October 19, 2018

ARTerrain

Skip to Galleries Introduction by Charlotte Bird Roald Dahl once said, “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around... Read More...

Letter to America
by John Janovy, Jr.

May 11, 2018

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial Dear America, We as a nation are being drowned by a narrative of fear and anger that now drives policy ... Read More...

Letter to America
by Joni Tevis

April 29, 2018

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial Dear America, Some things I think about every day. Sandy Hook. Marjory Stoneman Douglas. I must find a ... Read More...

One Poem
by Priscilla Long

November 20, 2017

Poetry

Click button above to hear Priscilla Long read this poem, or click here to download poem in .mp3 format. Coal Time The st... Read More...

Our Ecology of Experience:
An Interview with Andrew Yang

July 10, 2017

Interviews

Interview by Miranda Trimmier Introduction Artist, writer, and educator Andrew S. Yang. Photo courtesy Andrew Yang. It would be easy... Read More...

A Life of Science:
Pushing Ants Off the Mountaintop
by Garrison Loope

March 28, 2017

A Life of Science, Currents

A Series by New Scientists On a beautiful spring day I find myself yet again balanced on a rickety stepladder on the side of a dirt r... Read More...

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