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The Essay as Bouquet
"Hermit crab" essays can take many forms, both natural and notIssue 61
Organic Whimsy
"Life is whimsical in the way that it’s always fluctuating and flowing, and this constant motion of molecules is one of the main ideas I’m trying to explore"Issue 69
“Nature Is Literally Our Larger Context”
The cedar waxwing is the glutton of songbirds, known for stuffing itself—even to the point of incapacity—with fruit. In “The Cherry Birds,” Kateri Kosek traces the path of a 1908 act “relating to the protection of fruit from the cedar waxwing” through the Vermont state legislature and, more broadly, considers the value humans assign to the species with which we share our space.Online Only
A Priest Walks Into A Bar
Seriously: addiction memoirs need more humorIssue 69
The Cherry Birds
There's a steep price for gluttonyIssue 69
The Lesson
Mother-daughter day-drinkingIssue 69
What’s the Story #69
"The beer wasn't the main attraction. The real intoxicant was the opportunity to connect"Issue 69
On Letting Go of Perfection
Author of the prize-winning essay "You Don't Have to Be Here" for the Risk issueIssue 68 / What I Didn’t Know
What’s the Story #68
"All of us who write know that every hour we devote to our notepad or keyboard involves monumental risk"Issue 68
On Mystery & Materiality
The "Starting Over" artist on reading, seeing, creating, and discoveringIssue 67
