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December 2, 2020

Watch Out For Bears

With borders closed, a restless traveler rediscovers the thrill of adventure in the nearby Canadian wilderness. Paddington. Winnie. Yogi. Bears are your friends, I think, wrapping the rope around my…

Kayla Kurin 0

North America

November 2, 2020

Snow Pants and Short-Sleeves

An ice fishing trip in Northern Canada provides a glimpse into how to practice the art of the staycation while living in one of the most remote places on Earth.…

Sarah Kelly 0

North America

July 8, 2020

Big Rig

A hitchhiker makes an unexpected connection as she thumbs a ride with a road weary trucker. The big rig pulled over to the side of the road and screeched to…

Ellen Berman 2

North America United States

June 20, 2020

A Life Worth Dying For

Photojournalist B.A. Van Sise takes to the road in the American South to document the happenings as states begin to defiantly reopen after months of lockdown. On a rural stretch…

B.A. Van Sise 0

Central America North America

March 13, 2020

The Infinite Highway

Within this story, there’s going to be an explosion on an airplane. Don’t worry, we’re going to get to it as quickly as we can; successful flights, like successful people,…

B.A. Van Sise 3

North America

February 17, 2020

A Bus Stop in Hawaii

Chance encounters at a bus stop in Oahu, Hawaii show an Australian traveler the true meaning of "the aloha spirit." “Someone’s prepared,” a small voice says to my left. I…

Grace Faulkner 3

North America

December 29, 2019

Searching for Sacajawea

When a writer visits the tomb of the legendary Native American linguist, guide, mother and adventurer, she is intrigued by the unexpected objects left as offerings to her. The Wind…

Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols 0

North America

October 14, 2019

Elegy for the Tappan Zee

While remembering the drives back and forth over a whimsically named bridge, a writer reflects on the ways it connected not only two counties, but also the moments in her…

Wendy Horwitz 0

North America

October 6, 2019

The Mennonites of Mexico

A visitor to Mexico stumbles across a Mennonite community living by a dusty road near the shores of a lagoon. I'm riding my bike over the heat-shimmering asphalt. My eyes…

Amelie Haupt 0

North America

June 28, 2019

Strange Encounters at Kuilima Cove

It's dusk in Oahu. The kava is being passed around, and our writer witnesses a new kind of local ritual. Oahu’s north shore. It’s now turning dusk, and behind the…

Mike Howard 0

North America

Watch Out For Bears

Snow Pants and Short-Sleeves

Big Rig

A Life Worth Dying For

The Infinite Highway

A Bus Stop in Hawaii

Searching for Sacajawea

Elegy for the Tappan Zee

The Mennonites of Mexico

Strange Encounters at Kuilima Cove

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