Solastalgia
Pleasant memories of places past: that’s nostalgia. But what do you call the grief that comes when the modern world leaves nary a trace of the place that raised you?
By Tracy Thompson
Family
Solastalgia
Pleasant memories of places past: that’s nostalgia. But what do you call the grief that comes when the modern world leaves nary a trace of the place that raised you?
By Tracy Thompson /
Healthcare
Quiet Emergencies
When a teen’s OD shatters a night shift, a Kentucky med student confronts the shadows of his past—and the unseen crises shaping rural America.
By Bradley Firchow /
Black History
I Hear America Singing the Blues
After her daughter was caught in the crossfire of a shootout, Jacqueline Allen Trimble penned a poem that asks: how do we sing when every note sounds like a gunshot?
By Jacqueline Allen Trimble /
Healthcare
Quiet Emergencies
When a teen’s OD shatters a night shift, a Kentucky med student confronts the shadows of his past—and the unseen crises shaping rural America.
By Bradley Firchow /
Poetry
Tubing on the New River
An award-winning poet’s reflection on aging, intimacy, and how to navigate the sometimes comical waters of companionship.
