The story of Ruth Thomson, a Toronto debutante-turned-missionary who eschewed society life in 1965 to spend 50 years living with a remote tribe in the Amazon jungle.
Krista Stevens
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Old Dirt
Andrew Evans celebrates the wonders of farming and crafting clay pots — two occupations based on making something out of dirt with honest labor.
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Old Dirt: Making Something Out of Nothing
At Letters From Earth, Andrew Evans celebrates the wonders of farming and crafting clay pots — two occupations based on making something out of dirt with honest labor.
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Sober Utopia: A Radical Rehab Experiment
At Pacific Standard, Will McGrath reports on Fort Lyon — “a Betty Ford Center for the homeless — a radical experiment to rehabilitate some of society’s most vulnerable members.”
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A Sober Utopia
At Pacific Standard, Will McGrath reports on Fort Lyon — “a Betty Ford Center for the homeless — a radical experiment to rehabilitate some of society’s most vulnerable members.”
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Off-Time: Becoming a Widow at Age 36
Christina Frangou writes on the aftermath of being widowed at age 36.
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Off-Time: Becoming a Widow at Age 36
Christina Frangou writes on the aftermath of being widowed at age 36.
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Every Wartime Snapshot is Also a Family Photo
At Maisonneuve, Seila Rizvic reflects on being photographed as a Bosnian refugee at age two.
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Every Wartime Snapshot is Also a Family Photo
At Maisonneuve, Seila Rizvic reflects on being photographed as a Bosnian refugee at age two.
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Geek Love: On Nerditry as Salvation in ’70s Small-Town Canada
At The Walrus, Kevin Patterson writes on how his fraternal twin brother embraced nerditry to navigate the homophobia of small-town Canada in the ’70s.