A traveler observes the changes of the Elwha River years after two dams were removed. Winter had begun to settle on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and thick snow had covered the…
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As he relives a day spent in Northern California, a traveler reflects on what may have been his happiest moment. Recently, a short story I read maybe thirty years ago…
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A photojournalist observes life in rural Oklahoma while following the story of a local execution.Cover photo: East of McCord, Oklahoma, 4:15pm, October 28th, 2021. All photos credit: B.A. Van Sise.…
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Like every writer, I moved to New York City to chase a dream. Writers have always flocked to New York City. Disciplined pros and naïve amateurs, aspiring wordsmiths and veteran…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…