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On the Table:
Seeking an Ancient Grain
by Paulina Jenney

March 8, 2020

A Series on Food and Culture Set in Spain If you’ve never been grocery shopping outside the United States, you might be surprised to ... Read More...

On the Table:
Growing Soil
by Paulina Jenney

January 22, 2020

Currents, On the Table

A Series on Food and Culture Set in Spain I visited the Permaculture Center three times the month it shut down. Every other Wednesday... Read More...

Return to Scale
by Barbara Haas

January 10, 2020

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

Москва-Сити could out-sky the sky. Its prominent silhouette looks like Oz as glimpsed from the Yellow Brick Road. As if magicked ex... Read More...

Aquí se come bien: A Magüestu, by Paulina Jenney

On the Table:
A Magüestu
by Paulina Jenney

December 9, 2019

Currents, On the Table

A Series on Food and Culture Set in Spain I planned to write my first post about a Magüestu. It’s been two months since I’ve moved to Spain, an... Read More...

A Reservoir for Our Spirits: Melissa L. Sevigny Interviews Terry Tempest Williams

A Reservoir for Our Spirits:
An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams

October 30, 2019

Interviews

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Interview by Melissa L. Sevigny "I think those things that threaten to undo us—those acts of undoing actually are our moments of becoming." ... Read More...

The Garden
by Abby Dockter

October 4, 2019

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

“Disaster,” writes Henry Mitchell, “is the normal state of any garden.” Click button above to hear Abby Dockter read this essay, or... Read More...

Three Poems
by Sandra Meek

September 25, 2019

Poetry

Click button above to hear Sandra Meek read this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format. Still Life with Cupped Ear ... Read More...

Die Die Die
by Beth Alvarado

April 9, 2019

Nonfiction

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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

April 3, 2019

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

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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...

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...