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    10 Things I Learned When I Moved from the City to the Country

    10 Things I Learned When I Moved from the City to the Country

    1) Some things make you stronger, some just make you old. The important part is figuring out which is which before it’s too late.
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    Adam Gnade
    Jan 5

    Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Float Me Away, Floodwaters

    Adam Gnade

    Travel & Dread During the American Apocalypse

    Nathaniel Kennon Perkins

    2.

    Bart Schaneman

    Hitchhiking through Colorado and Kansas: a Novel Excerpt from Wallop

    Nathaniel Kennon Perkins

    Penis Man: An Exclusive Interview with the Viral Tempe, AZ Graffiti Artist

    Nathaniel Kennon Perkins

    A Eulogy for Albuquerque’s Winning Coffee

    Nathaniel Kennon Perkins
    Essays
    The lady has departed

    The lady has departed

    Out here, in flyover country, there was a little lady who stole the heart of everyone who met her.
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    Irene North
    Mar 2, 2019
    How Whales and Wolves Taught Me the Importance of Nature

    How Whales and Wolves Taught Me the Importance of Nature

    If we’re going to save this world and the wildest ones in it, we must sever ties with sterile classrooms.
    Go to the profile of Nathaniel Kennon Perkins
    Nathaniel Kennon Perkins
    Oct 18, 2018
    The Ocean Doesn’t Have An Opinion

    The Ocean Doesn’t Have An Opinion

    Our apartment had ants. Food-covered dishes left in the sink overnight would be swarmed black in the morning. We were from Nebraska and…
    Go to the profile of Bart Schaneman
    Bart Schaneman
    Nov 11, 2014
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