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

On the Shortest Day:
The Northern Prairie + Siberia
by W. Scott Olsen + Valeriy Klamm

February 23, 2018

Available Light, Image in Place, Nonfiction

From the Northern Prairie, by W. Scott Olsen Here is a truth about facts and reputation. The dramatic facts stick. Leave them al... Read More...

Letter to America: The Little Painter, by Joy Castro

Letter to America
by Joy Castro

January 29, 2018

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

The Little Painter I am just a little painter, a painter of small things. In the National Palace of Mexico, I saw that artist... Read More...

Letter to America
by Dave Rintoul

September 13, 2017

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial Dear America, I’ve seen a lot of you lately, although not the parts that are commonly viewed. I took a solo driv... Read More...

Available Light: Prairie Rocket
by W. Scott Olsen

July 24, 2017

Available Light, Currents, Image in Place

A Series on the Photography of Place with Image Gallery I can hear the NASA voice in my head. Ignition sequence started. We hav... Read More...

Landscape // Bisected:
American Railroads // A Photo Essay
by John Sanderson

June 13, 2017

Image in Place, Nonfiction

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The railroad today is not what it was imagined to be at the height of its reach across the American landscape. In 1915, over 250,000 track mil... Read More...

Review: Fracture — Essays, Poems + Stories
on Fracking in America

March 31, 2017

Reviews + Reads

Melissa Matthewson reviews Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America, edited by Taylor Brorby and Stefanie Brook Trout Ice ... Read More...