Nóstos Álgos by Tabitha Wechter
There’s a market for nostalgia, and I’m the ideal consumer.
The Sound of Fish Hypoxia by Olivia Troiano
The data within the cod otoliths correlated with specific instrumental sounds, forming a musical language to communicate science as sound.
I Am One With the Lake by Phoenix Rayne
The horse stepped on me and took off three of my toenails. I remember gooey puss and blood for weeks. I think my toes recovered ok.
Dear Annapurna by Rosalie Turner
I look down bashfully at my leather hiking boots, I am a foreigner.
An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders
When I use the word unravel to describe the effect of human actions on Earth’s living systems, I’m invoking the metaphor of the web of life.
I’m One of Those Rock Collection Kids, by Natalie Davey
Today was the first day it really felt like spring, but spring doesn’t carry quite the same relief as it usually does
A Typical Week of Rural Disquiet by Chila Woychik
Oh, hello. You must be new here. First off, Iowa is weather and corn.
Candles in the Subway, by Bria McClain
They do not know day from night, under the screaming lights, but when the men leave and the bulbs go out, they dream.
Elephant Man: Notes on Science, Salvation, and the End of the World, by Ross West
The elephant collapses, shaking the ground, his rhythmic breath coming in “long rattling gasps.” The officer fires again.
Braving the Wilderness, by Leslie Sittner
We drive through the parking area and continue down to the pond. There’s not another soul anywhere to be seen or heard.