Review: ‘All the Wild That Remains’ by David Gessner
A decade ago I happened upon David Gessner's book of essays, "Sick of Nature," at an environmental writing conference. Drawn to the title essay, I was fascinated by Gessner's attempt...
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New Pico Iyer book focuses on traveling ‘Nowhere’
I first encountered Pico Iyer in 1991. My wife and I were on our way to the Philippines for a two-year teaching stint at a college in a remote province....
No phones on the throne
I recently walked into a public bathroom at a nearby college to do one of the two private things that people usually do in bathrooms. I took my position three...
Reviews: ‘When I Am Yes’ and ‘Walmart Republic’
Any Chicagoan who loves poetry knows that the Guild Literary Complex has long been an essential inspiration and outlet for area poets. For 25 years, the Guild has been presenting...
Julene Bair on ‘The Ogallala Road’
More than a decade after Julene Bair's award-winning essay collection "One Degree West" was released, Bair has again powerfully captured the stubborn beauty and dignity of a farm family on...
Julene Bair on ‘The Ogallala Road’
More than a decade after Julene Bair's award-winning essay collection "One Degree West" was released, Bair has again powerfully captured the stubborn beauty and dignity of a farm family on...
In absentia
On the day my father died, he looked as run-down and parched as the tiny Nebraska farm he grew up on during the Depression. Just as the dust storms of...
Living in multi-present tense reaches across generations
Last spring, when Douglas Rushkoff appeared on "The Colbert Report" to discuss his new book, "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now," I was all ears. The book title, which is...
Living in multi-present tense reaches across generations
Last spring, when Douglas Rushkoff appeared on "The Colbert Report" to discuss his new book, "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now," I was all ears. The book title, which is...
Heads up!
People everywhere are looking down. Not out or up or over there, but down: my students on their way to class, my colleagues in meetings, the professionals who stride by...