From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars

Philip Burnham is a retired associate professor of composition at George Mason University, a former reporter for Indian Country Today, and a freelance writer. He is the author of Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans and the National Parks and Song of Dewey Beard: Last … Continue reading From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars

Patrice Gopo and Terra Trevor on Craft, Community, and the Art of the Essay

Patrice Gopo is the author of Autumn Song: Essays on Absence. She lives with her family in North Carolina, where she enjoys walks just after dawn and thinks a perfect day ends with ice cream. Please visit patricegopo.com to learn more. Terra Trevor … Continue reading Patrice Gopo and Terra Trevor on Craft, Community, and the Art of the Essay

From the Desk of Tracy Daugherty: The Timelessness of Willa Cather

Today is acclaimed American novelist Willa Cather’s 150th birthday. The National Willa Cather Center is celebrating with a series of special events to mark the occasion. Willa Cather (1873–1947) was born in Virginia, moved with her family to Nebraska in 1883, and … Continue reading From the Desk of Tracy Daugherty: The Timelessness of Willa Cather

Postcards from the John Muir Trail: Creating My Own Language for the Landscape

Almost thirty years ago, Suzanne Roberts, author of Animal Bodies and Bad Tourist, embarked on a twenty-eight-day hike on California’s John Muir Trail that changed her life. Her story of a month in the backcountry, Almost Somewhere was first published … Continue reading Postcards from the John Muir Trail: Creating My Own Language for the Landscape