“The first light reveals the trees and brush as greenish-gray shapes, like amorphous, primordial predecessors to themselves. … Somewhere a bird chirps, a squirrel sputters into a lively argument with itself, gulls pass like shadows overhead, and the eastern sky flushes with pink.” 

Most books on voting focus on the history of gaining access…

Thanks to underwriting from University of Minnesota Press, the third in our series of Values & Vision discussions will feature “Take What You Need: Life Lessons After Losing Everything,” by Jen Crow (Broadleaf Books), to be held online August 25, 7pm.

Gusts were so strong we expended energy just to keep the bikes upright. Dust swirled, filling our lungs.