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A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body

by Longreads December 2, 2019December 30, 2022

The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Building a Life in Someone Else’s Ghost Town

by Aaron Gilbreath September 19, 2018October 19, 2022

Cisco, Utah can’t be a ghost town, because Eileen Muza lives there, but people sure treat it that way.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Amateur Investigators of the American West

by Aaron Gilbreath March 28, 2018October 19, 2022

When 66-year-old Bill Ewasko got lost near Joshua Tree National Park, the case spawned a network of amateur investigators obsessed with finding him.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

A Thousand Miles of Bad Roads with No Maps and No Men

by Aaron Gilbreath August 30, 2017October 19, 2022

A group of determined adventurers spent seven days driving the desert in the first all-female road rally.

Posted inUncategorized
by Longreads April 2, 2013October 19, 2022

“Will.” Robert Sanchez, 5280 Magazine.

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