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Ethan Bertini
Jun 18, 2024
Headwaters: Runoff is Here
From her headwaters, down, she must dredge on. The river, she flows, regardless.
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Ethan Bertini
May 23, 2024
The Bridge (Forward): A Creative Essay
The Bridge, wedged into Earth with generations of stomping, trotting, prancing, hopping. The stories, it could tell, and does.
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Michael Montes
Apr 28, 2024
Soft as the Sea & Hard as Granite: A Meditation on Passion & Stone
A personal essay exploring my relationship with the granite I climb, the world I breathe, and the passion I hold for each.
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