Volume VIII, Issue 1

Current Issue - Spring 2022
This issue was published directly into our static platform in the Fall of 2022. Note that its content is also available for download as a single .pdf using the link provided above.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
Publisher’s Note: The Stories We Tell 

by Jon Andelson

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Exploring the Prairie’s Palette from Spring to Fall 

by Hannah Agpoon

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PHOTO ESSAY
Winter into Spring 

by Oliver Muñoz

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Dark Skies or Light in My Eyes: A Look at Light Pollution 

by Zainab Thompson

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Finding Home on the Prairie 

by Ian MacMoran

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Woodpeckers of the Prairie 

by Fernando Villatoro-Rodriguez

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MEMOIR
A Woman and the Land 

by Denise O’Brien

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REVIEW
Grow Finish Unit Takes on “Ruthless and Insatiable” Industrial Ag 

by Jeremy Chen

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INVESTIGATION
Food Deserts in the Midst of Plenty 

by Mikayla Trissell

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MULTIMEDIA
Growing Kin: Voices from Mustard Seed Community Farm 

by Mustard Seed Farm workers

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The Streets of Dallas: A Look Into The Minds of Three Photographers 

by Avery Hootstein

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PHOTOGRAPHY
Getting Lost in Ohio 

by Sam Horan

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Prairie Style: Wright, the Griffins, Sullivan, and Their Influence on Iowa Architecture 

by Harrison Kessel

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ESSAY
Havensville 

by Kay Henry

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POETRY
In My Kansas Pasture 

by Pasha Buck

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SHORT STORY
Born to Fly for AUR*

by Mike Lewis-Beck

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Fly Fishing in the Driftless Region 

by Michael Burt

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Making Art with an "Eloquent Invasive" 

by Hannah Taylor

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INTERVIEW
Blossom Aloe Extends Roots Across Texas 

by Xonzy Gaddis

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Looking for Community: Queer Scientists’ Search for Connection in the Midwest 

by Kendra Bradley

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Warped Cherubs and Tasmanian Devils: A Tattoo Artist in Fairfield 

by Robby Burchit