I’ve logged more experience than most with simplicity and the complexity you discover inside simplicity, minimalism and asocial behavior, endurance and landscape.
Here is the truth: I think some deep wisdom inside me (a) sensed the stress, (b) was terrified for me, and (c) gave me something new and hard to focus on in order to prevent me from lapsing into a despair coma — and also to keep me from having a jelly jar of wine in my hand.
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The Howling Wilderness | Al Kesselheim Doug Smith Tells The Truth About Wolves, But Will Anyone Listen?
Readers Write on “Distance” A trip to the Antarctic, a 500-mile pilgrimage, a two-hour bus ride
Our Great Reckoning | Leath Tonino Eileen Crist On The Consequences Of Human Plunder
Readers Write on “Holidays” Chinese New Year in Philadelphia, Thanksgiving in Mexico, Passover in prison
Dark Corners | Finn Cohen Whitney Phillips On Conspiracy Theories, Social Media, And The Spread Of Misinformation
Readers Write on “Highs And Lows” Getting married, losing a child, singing in a choir
Many Voices | By Mark Leviton Cristina Beltrán On What Unites And Divides Latinos
Readers Write on “My Country” Claiming a heritage, becoming a citizen, landing in a foreign jail
The Most Dangerous Place | By Tracy Frisch & Finn Cohen Rachel Louise Snyder On The Persistent Problem Of Domestic Violence
Readers Write on “Strangers” Sharing a cab, hitching a ride, staying in a marriage
Even Money | By Finn Cohen Dietrich Vollrath On Repairing America’s Economic Inequality
Readers Write on “Work” In a strip club, in an emergency room, in a refugee camp
Not So Different After All | Mark Leviton Frans de Waal On Animal Intelligence And Emotions
Readers Write on “Boyfriends & Girlfriends” Falling for a firefighter, staying single, trusting someone with your cat
The Power Of Story | Hazel Kight Witham Jared Seide On How Listening To Each Other Can Restore Our Humanity
Readers Write on “Fear” Of failure, of the high dive, of other people
The Four Invasions | Tracy Frisch Nick Estes On Indigenous Resistance And The Vision Of A Better Future
Readers Write on “Weekends” A trip with a stranger, a roadside rescue, a missing husband
One Of Us | Mark Leviton Mark W. Moffett On The Social Behavior Of Humans And Other Animals
Readers Write on “Accidents” An unplanned pregnancy, a twisted ankle, a case of dynamite