Stories & Memoir
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No Two Alike
by Barbara L. Baer
The strange power of a Soviet-era scientist and his ancient, vanishing fruits
In Weather Like This
by Roger Pinckney
Believe what you want to believe. Science will catch up sooner or later.
How We Wrestle Is Who We Are
by Brian Doyle
"MY SON LIAM was born ten years ago. He looked like a cucumber on steroids. He was fat and bald and round as a cucumber on steroids. He looked healthy as a horse. He wasn't. He was missing a chamber in his heart..."
Burying Miss Louise
by Roger Pinckney
In the Deep South, tribulation and transcendence are a way of life for some
The Squeeze
by Barbara Hurd
Caught between a rock and a hard place, a novice caver confronts life's dark places.
Seeing Shadows
by Douglas Haynes
A poem and the moon inform a citizen's reflections on his government's policies...
When Compassion Becomes Dissent
by David James Duncan
While awaiting the further annihilation of Iraq, a writer bears witness to the effects of war-making on our language -- and on our people.
On the Bosom of this Grave and Wasted Land I Will Lay My Head
by Janisse Ray
Even as the forests of her homeland are ground into woodchips and shipped across the globe, a native Georgian glimpses a wild world that once was, and dares to dream of restoration.
Blue Root Real Estate
by Roger Pinckney
Roger Pinckney ponders history and development in his home in Daufuskie Island, South Carolina.
Nuts
by John Price
When it comes to sex and reproduction, we find ourselves about as close to nature as we get.
The Naturalist
by Barry Lopez
In a world invested in hypermaterialism, the naturalist's imagination is needed more than ever.
Living on the Rocks
by Peter Marchand
It's time to redefine the dream home. To this man, it incorporates landscape features, recycled materials, independent water and power, and the bedrock of the human spirit.
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