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Blackstone Communion, Anne-Catherine Schaaf
Blackstone Communion, Anne-Catherine Schaaf
Office of Sustainability
This short story describes a spiritual connection with nature experienced by the author when walking along a trail in Blackstone Gateway Park. Blackstone Gateway Park is an urban, riverfront park in Worcester, Massachusetts. Features of the park include walking paths and an elevated boardwalk which crosses the Middle River and the surrounding wetlands.
Of Moose And Men (And Moose-Men), Henry Cavanaugh
Of Moose And Men (And Moose-Men), Henry Cavanaugh
Montserrat Annual Writing Prize
The story of a family's annual tradition of moose tracking in northernmost New Hampshire.
The Nurturing Nature Of Nature, Katie F. Mercer
The Nurturing Nature Of Nature, Katie F. Mercer
Student Publications
This piece of creative non-fiction describes my relationship with National Parks and the way their beauty and power has shaped my life.
The Preservation Of Identity: A Narrative Examination Of National Parks In Kentucky, Abigail Ponder
The Preservation Of Identity: A Narrative Examination Of National Parks In Kentucky, Abigail Ponder
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
National parks are symbols of national identity. They tell the history of places—personal legacies and natural phenomena. My Capstone Experience/Thesis (CE/T) project for the Honors College at WKU features two stories that fuse fiction and non-fiction conventions to share the experiences of national parks in Kentucky. Currently, the National Park Service is celebrating its centennial anniversary at parks across the nation. First established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, the national parks have become symbols of the quintessential American experience: serving as memorials to nature, to history, and to culture. As such, these stories that take place at Mammoth Cave …
Eduard, Sasha, And I Go To The Black Sea, Sharon L. Stephenson
Eduard, Sasha, And I Go To The Black Sea, Sharon L. Stephenson
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
During the coffee break I tell Eduard that one of the bigwigs from his lab creeps me out. To him this is no surprise. He asks if I have gone swimming in the Black Sea. No. Not yet. I plan to go this afternoon, when most of the conference participants are on an excursion to a botanical garden. He decides I need an escort.
Eduard is older than my mother, born in 1935. I have known him for over twenty years. Yesterday my children chided me for not including Eduard in our skype session. Today he and I sit outside …