PinnedLance R. FletcherinA Boy and His Dog: Outdoor AmericanaA Fishing Book From 1594 is Still One of the Most Sought-After by Nature LoversWalton’s ‘The Compleat Angler,’ is a classic of lazy, lakeside fishing days, and has been since the 16th century — and why, even if we…·7 min read·May 15, 2024--1--1
PinnedLance R. FletcherinA Boy and His Dog: Outdoor AmericanaRemembering Chaser: And What ‘the Smartest Dog in the World’ Means for HumansThe most interesting part of one border collie’s story wasn’t really her smarts — it’s how normal she was.·9 min read·May 14, 2024--1--1
PinnedLance R. FletcherinA Boy and His Dog: Outdoor AmericanaCamp Meeting #1: Updates from A Boy & His Dog (5/15/2024)Free stuff, disclosures, and ways to support our work.·6 min read·May 15, 2024----
PinnedLance R. FletcherLance Writes Here: About MeBooks are my life. Writer, editor, and fun fact enthusiast.·5 min read·Jun 28, 2023--8--8
Lance R. FletcherinILLUMINATIONThe War on…Pigs?: The real border invasion is from Canadian super pigsCanada has a wild pig problem — and they’re massing at the border. The pigs. Not the Canadians.·6 min read·May 30, 2024--1--1
Lance R. FletcherinThe Writing CooperativeHow Reporters Have So Many Ideas (And You Can, Too)Tricks from the reporter’s black box, because there’s no time for writer’s block.·7 min read·May 29, 2024--3--3
Lance R. FletcherinAn Injustice!Employers Demanding Audition Tapes is Proof We’re Living in a Cyberpunk DystopiaOh, excuse me. “One-way video interviews,” that absolutely won’t be used to discriminate against potential employees, ever. We promise.·4 min read·May 21, 2024--8--8
Lance R. FletcherinILLUMINATIONIt Wouldn’t Kill You to Go to Any of These Places — Or Would It?3 Places in America That Would Make Your Heart Go — Dun dun DUNNNNNNNN·6 min read·May 19, 2024--3--3
Lance R. FletcherinA Boy and His Dog: Outdoor AmericanaAnd They Said They Pelicouldn’t — Pelicans Come Back to Great Salt Lake’s IslandsPelicans haven’t been seen on the shrinking Great Salt Lake’s Hat Island in over 80 years. They’re back now.·8 min read·May 19, 2024----
Lance R. FletcherinILLUMINATIONSifting Through the Madness for the Word, The Line, the Neigh: The Society of the Horseman’s WordYou’ve heard of horse girls, now get ready for — horse witches? And a secret society devoted to one of humans’ more recent best friends.·9 min read·May 17, 2024--13--13