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A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
by Stephanie Anderson

March 18, 2019

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...

Two Pastorals
by Marvin Shackelford

March 5, 2019

Fiction

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Loose Pastoral Beech Hill, Tennessee 1. One of the guys Jana brought down from Culleoka walks off up the hill and comes back later ... Read More...

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

February 23, 2018

Available Light, Image in Place, Nonfiction

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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
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...

Letter to America
by John T. Price

May 18, 2017

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

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Guest Editorial Dear America, I’ve come here to one of my favorite spots of Nebraska prairie to think over our relationship, and... Read More...

Biomimicry, Loss, and Building Community:
An Interview with Margo Farnsworth

January 29, 2017

Interviews

Interview by Sarah Boon About Margo Farnsworth Margo Farnsworth. Image courtesy Biomimicry Institute. Missouri-based natur... Read More...

Available Light: A Wish for Snow
by W. Scott Olsen

January 25, 2017

Available Light, Currents, Image in Place

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A Series on the Photography of Place with Image Gallery I often tell a story that is mostly true. When I was younger, I knew how... Read More...

Available Light: Metamorphosis
by W. Scott Olsen

November 20, 2016

Available Light, Currents, Image in Place

A Series on the Photography of Place with Image Gallery There is a sign in front of a pile of rubble, cinderblocks and piping and... Read More...

Old Roads, New Stories:
Electrical Engineering
by Rob Carney

March 4, 2016

Currents, Old Roads, New Stories

A Literary Series There are mornings, as the sun comes up, when the overcast travels the Wasatch Front, moving south to north in a long wid... Read More...

Two Poems
by Sarah Fawn Montgomery

February 28, 2016

Poetry

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Click button above to play audio for this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format. ExcludedThe 1989 Rand McNally World Atlas c... Read More...

Confessions of a Prairie Lounge Singer
by John T. Price

January 4, 2015

Currents, Guest Editorial

Guest Editorial A few years ago, I was invited to speak at a prairie science conference in central Iowa, a couple of hours from where I live. Att... Read More...

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