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Encouraging Awe

Oct 01, 2018

Essay by Catherine Owens

A growing number of Americans experience ecoanxiety—defined as a ‘chronic fear of environmental doom.’

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How I Became an Amateur

Oct 01, 2018

Essay by Rebecca Taksel

I couldn’t hear if the other men present said anything or whether they laughed; I was deaf to everything except the pulsing roar in my head.

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Because the Story Began as a Body

Oct 01, 2018

Essay by Jennifer Popa

It’s as if I’m peeling back my own tissues, marbled with fat, to learn.

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Analogic Geology: Toxic Trail

Jun 18, 2018

Poem by Laura Moriarty

It is an easy though mentally challenging hike that affords excellent views of the Chevron Refinery.

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A Local Life

Jun 04, 2018

Poem by Robin Chapman

Over my coffee I read that John Hoke’s dead, and outside our problems multiply.

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