This Land Rots

This land rots, The lark the boy shot

Bright and Sunny is the Landscape this Morning

1932, May 19 10 A.M. Bright and sunny is the landscape this morning. The apple blossoms lend sweet incense to the air. The lilacs, not quite out, dot the bushes with deep wine color amongst the clean new green foliage. The willows fringe the river with green. The mountains across the valley standing in majesty … Continue reading Bright and Sunny is the Landscape this Morning →

Rain Comes

“ForthelovaGod, Micky” Eunice said from the crack in the door, “You’ll catch your death.” Mike heard her but did not turn. It was raining. Not just a high skirted wisp of clouds trailing across the sky with more promise than water, but a full throttle, fine spray, all day rain. He stood in it. He … Continue reading Rain Comes →

A Man in Search of a Squirrely Dictionary

Most people familiar with the squirrel, think of a bushy tail and backyard bird feeder robbery. The squirrels of most urbanite’s experience nest in trees and scold other people for the most innocuous behavior. They are very territorial and have been known to yell at people for no more apparent reason than that the person … Continue reading A Man in Search of a Squirrely Dictionary →

How a carbon tax could fight poverty and climate change at the same time — Anthropocene

Putting a price on carbon could help low- and middle-income countries alleviate poverty and improve their citizens’ lives, a team of German researchers reported July 16 in Nature Sustainability. The researchers gathered data on how much it would cost to fully implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 68 different countries. The SDGs… I … Continue reading How a carbon tax could fight poverty and climate change at the same time — Anthropocene →

Endangered

What if a species was going extinct practically gone almost KA-BLOOEY and what if TV and the Times stopped midmeaning and maybe nobody anymore said three armed men or six armed men or nine armed men or anything about any amount of arms and what if TV and Time couldn’t figure the only possible something … Continue reading Endangered →

How Muriel and Molly went to Heaven with a Barn, Three Cows, and a Cottonwood Grove

“This incessant wind,” Oliver said. “This ceaseless, constant, unrelenting, relentless, blasted wind.” A small tree flew past in a haze of branches, leaves, birds' nests, dust, and a three of Dutch Weatherby's Holsteins. Oliver and Muriel stood at the window. “The liberal pribles say its like this because we burn coal and eat beef,” he … Continue reading How Muriel and Molly went to Heaven with a Barn, Three Cows, and a Cottonwood Grove →