Category: Blog
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Excerpts from JHU Thesis

Excerpt from Personal Essay: My Feet in the Stars …Biologist Melina Giakoumis stood just offshore, knee-deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Bundled in bib waders attached to rubber boots, she searched for sea stars that might be hiding alongside a five-meter red rope. She’d placed the transect line parallel to the shoreline at Pretty Marsh, a…
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Living in Cougar Country

Lake Chelan MagazinePhil Green found the cougar kitten staring at him through the sliding glass backdoor. The cat sat on its tawny-colored haunches, pressing its nose against the cold glass. Green flipped on the exterior light. The cougar didn’t budge. Green stepped closer, snapped a photo with his phone, then backed up and rushed forward…