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Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of

Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of "Orange"

Yeah, But Can You Rhyme Something With It?

By David Scott Kastan with Stephen Farthing | July 27, 2018

The Thing About Pig Heads

The Thing About Pig Heads

So There I Was, Holding the Two Halves of a Pig’s Brain in My Palm

By Camas Davis | July 24, 2018

What It Is to Love an Old Dog

What It Is to Love an Old Dog

His Walks Became Tentative; He Could No Longer Wag His Tail

By Dave Lucas | July 24, 2018

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Tens of Thousands of Pounds Don't Just Disappear Overnight...

By Nick Pyenson | June 29, 2018

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Chris Offutt on Doing Battle with 30 Years of Stereotypes

By Chris Offutt | June 27, 2018

Reading Through the Notes for Peter Matthiessen's Would-Be Autobiography

Reading Through the Notes for Peter Matthiessen's Would-Be Autobiography

Jeff Wheelwright on the Life and Underrated Writing of His Adventuring Uncle

By Jeff Wheelwright | June 21, 2018

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Chasing an Impossible Storm

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In Search of the Great Wooly Mammoth

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On Pablo Escobar's Failed Menagerie

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At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

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