The Natural World
In praise of Carl Russell
Carl Russell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO8ENDymUzM
SHELTER
Shelter
Naked,
On a rock,
Floating through space....
Why Not Polygamy?
Polygamy is a criminal offense throughout the Western world. Would making it legal be progress?
May 28, 2022
Fundamentalist Churc...
What the Vai Script Reveals About the Evolution of Writing
By Piers Kelly
PIERS KELLY is a linguistic anthropologist and an adjunct senior lecturer at the University of New England.
In a s...
Little Loudmouths: How Tiny Animals Make So Much Noise
The Outside Story
By Kenrick Vezina
From early spring through late summer, the air trills and croaks and buzzes and chirps with t...
Cache as Cats Can
The Outside Story
By Elise Tillinghast
On a cold November 2020 day, my daughter Lucy and I detected a strange floral scent in...
Sunbathing Birds
The Outside Story
By Laurie D. Morrissey
One cold spring morning, a turkey vulture soared across the sky and landed high in a tre...
The Tales of J. … In The Beginning
by Silverback J. (Mendocino Bonobos)
Once upon a love affair, a tiny tadpole swam.
Or was it a pollywog? Tadpole, pollywog, what’...
What Dog Breeds Teach Us About Race
By Gideon Lasco
In the Philippines, the most sought-after dogs are those that have a breed—and preferably a certificate that proves ...
We’ve Lost a Beloved Silverback
A loved, respected, admired, gentle, kind, and all-around awesome Silverback has left us for that greater Jungle in the sky. SB Derrick...
Colorful Wood Ducks Are Back
The Outside Story
By Laurie D. Morrissey
I’ve seen all kinds of birds on the wooded New Hampshire hilltop where I live, but never...