Results for keyword: rural life
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Management by mega-fire
It’s a basic fact of Western life that fire rarely behaves the way we want it to.
by Paul Larmer, Oct 16, 2011 -
How can "woofers" stay on the farm?
Young people are eager to serve as unpaid interns on organic farms, but translating their dreams into a real, self-supporting lifestyle is proving harder.
by Dev Carey, Oct 13, 2011 -
Stories like a bale unrolling: a review of Conjugations of the Verb To Be
Glen Chamberlain's short stories bring to life the people of a fictional Montana town.
by Charles Finn, Sep 18, 2011 -
Living close to the bone in modern Alaska: A review of Bear Down, Bear North
The short stories in Melinda Moustakis' book plunge the reader into the challenging world of contemporary Alaskans.
by Alexa Mergen, Sep 18, 2011 -
Wedding in the shadowed valley
What do you do when you're hit by doubts on the very morning of your wedding?
by Julie Rehmeyer, Aug 04, 2011 -
Tuning out and finding local
A short day's drive from where you live can you put in touch with local history and help you meet new people in fascinating small towns.
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jul 07, 2011 -
A land of subtle beauty: A review of Llano Estacado
The photos and essays gathered in this collection of photographs and essays celebrate the austere beauty of a vast dry landscape.
by Kurt Caswell, Jun 26, 2011 -
Spring-cleaning the acequia: A photo essay
The annual spring cleaning of its irrigation ditch brings tiny El Cerrito, N.M., together to work and celebrate.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch and Sharon Stewart, Jun 16, 2011 -
Locked boxes
About 2,000 post offices - some of them in small, remote Western towns - will be closed this year.
by Emilene Ostlind, Jun 12, 2011 -
That quiet haunted place: A review of American Masculine
The short stories in Shann Ray's book take us deep into the lives of Western men.
by Kurt Caswell, Jun 10, 2011






