Volume VIII, Issue 1

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.

publisher's note

Publisher’s Note: The Stories We Tell

by Jon Andelson

editor's note

Exploring the Prairie’s Palette from Spring to Fall

by Hannah Agpoon

photo essay

Winter into Spring

by Oliver Muñoz

essay

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

by Zainab Thompson

interview

Finding Home on the Prairie

by Ian MacMoran

feature
multimedia

Woodpeckers of the Prairie

by Fernando Villatoro-Rodriguez

memoir

A Woman and the Land

by Denise O’Brien

review

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

by Jeremy Chen

essay

Food Deserts in the Midst of Plenty

by Mikayla Trissell

essay
multimedia

Growing Kin: Voices from Mustard Seed Community Farm

by Mustard Seed Farm workers

photo essay

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

by Avery Hootstein

photo essay

Getting Lost in Ohio

by Sam Horan

essay

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

by Harrison Kessel

memoir

Havensville

by Kay Henry

poetry

In My Kansas Pasture

by Pasha Buck

short fiction

Born to Fly

for AUR*

by Mike Lewis-Beck

memoir

Fly Fishing in the Driftless Region

by Michael Burt

essay
multimedia

Making Art with an "Eloquent Invasive"

by Hannah Taylor

interview
review
video

Blossom Aloe Extends Roots Across Texas

by Xonzy Gaddis

essay

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

by Kendra Bradley

essay

Warped Cherubs and Tasmanian Devils: A Tattoo Artist in Fairfield

by Robby Burchit