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Growing Up Gay on the Oil-Rich Prairie of North Dakota

Growing Up Gay on the Oil-Rich Prairie of North Dakota

Taylor Brorby: “The story of North Dakota is then the story of self-​destruction.”

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29 Works of Nonfiction You Need to Read This Summer

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Kim Stanley Robinson on Waking Up in the High Sierra

Kim Stanley Robinson on Waking Up in the High Sierra

A Love Letter to Western Mornings

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What Does Living in an Unfolding Apocalyptic Reality Look Like?

What Does Living in an Unfolding Apocalyptic Reality Look Like?

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By Emergence Magazine | May 31, 2022

Digging Around in the Dirt: What Gardening Can Teach Writers

Digging Around in the Dirt: What Gardening Can Teach Writers

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Singer Sam Lee on the Transformative Experience of Creating Songs in Collaboration With Nightingales

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A Letter from Eileen Myles to Save East River Park

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“To Learn From the Natural World.” On Ada Limón’s Brilliant Poetic Project

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The Dust of Ancient Suns: Making Art and Meaning From the Depths of Deep Time

The Dust of Ancient Suns: Making Art and Meaning From the Depths of Deep Time

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