They buzz me all the time, like fighter jet pilots. There is a pattern to it, routine. First, they notice the wood smoke coming out of
Debra Marquart
Artist Statement I believe in a sense of beauty that is not always the same as loveliness; it is deep and whole unto itself;
Flyway is now accepting submissions for our annual Sweet Corn Prize. Two grand prizes of $500 and a box of Iowa sweet corn (or Iowa gift
The market where Stoyanka Ilieva sold her family’s eggs and turnips since becoming a woman last year was still a frightening place to her, full of
After two years of severe drought the city put mandatory water restrictions on every house, apartment building, and business. Many people thought that was the right
We’re halfway across the High Desert on our way to get a pooka when I finally see one of the fissures—just past the sign for Apple
There was no space to spare, not even on the roof, just a perfect rectangle behind my driver’s seat for the dog bed. I stood in
To China A few blocks from our apartment, a hospital is falling while thousands of rats have begun to surface from the old foundation’s ruins. Signs
1 In the spring of 2017, the United States of America withdraws from the Paris Climate Accord. Six weeks later, an iceberg the size of Delaware
Evening darkened the beach and still you wanted to swim. It was the weekend of grandpa’s funeral, and we slept in tents in the Upper Peninsula