• mothman in chicago

    mothman in chicago

    artwork by Sarah Becan – support her here. Maybe you’ve heard this one before – or at least one like it. Young couples are out for a joyride. It’s a trip to find a lover’s lane, to find some holler or field to drink beers in, it’s the 60s, the Baby Boom, peak Americana, and

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  • gente primitiva

    gente primitiva

    My favorite painting in the world is at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. Don’t ask me how a Mexican national museum can be in Chicago without expecting a lecture in return – and I’ll expect you to take notes. The paining is called gente primitiva by Carlos Almaraz. It’s brushy with thick

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  • six mile

    six mile

    I’m running in northwest Montana’s Six Mile Valley and I’m thinking a little bit too hard. I’ve been reading the sensory delight that is Michelle McNamara’s Crying in H Mart and the thundering tome that is Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. These two books are an awkward combination and I’m taking all of this far too

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