“Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds” And just how cool is that! (h/t Fix the News) “It seems to be mostly boilerplate copy and paste,” reader Gil Dickie told me. “Quite frankly I couldn’t get through the whole epistle without falling into a brief coma.” One person sent me…
Gallery of Winners and Finalists 2025 Finalists from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Love the bad hair day. Been there, buddy. (h/t 1440) Another list of children’s books, from The Atlantic this time. As always, I agree with most, disagree with some, and wonder where Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is. (The Atlantic) Quote: “A study led by University…
It wasn’t until #10 that I started dancing in my chair. Can’t believe his fingers aren’t bleeding by the end. (h/t Kottke) Quote: “Bison have made a remarkable comeback in Yellowstone National Park, going from fewer than two dozen animals at the turn of the last century to roughly 5,000 today. Their return, a study…
Nifty. (h/t Brilliant Maps) Quote: “As I’ve noted whenever this subject comes up, the exceptional safety of modern airlines means that when something does go wrong, the causes usually start out as a mystery. That is because nearly every non-mysterious, “normal,” source of risk has already been removed. In the medical world, the adage is: When you hear…
But first, a message from Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Storyknife’s executive director: I wanted to briefly talk about fundraising. Storyknife is 54% toward meeting its 2024 fundraising goal. Donating money to an organization like Storyknife isn’t about instant gratification. It’s not like going to a performance the night after you donated to a ballet troupe. Instead,…
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Excerpt… Prólogos Summer, 55 BC Ithaca It was a beautiful morning, a sky no bluer than the sea, a soft breeze keeping the biting flies off as she laid another bunch of dark, red grapes gently in the basket at her feet. She picked one and ate it and felt the small, sweet…
The M.J. Murdock Trust, a great Friend of Storyknife, sent a film crew up to Alaska last year (2021) to talk to the people involved in projects they have funded here. An aside on the Murdock Trust–it was started by a guy who sold Piper airplanes, and the Trust donates to projects in the states…
Remember this video from last September? Well, get a load of this! Join us for our Live Stream Open House on our Facebook page on June 19th! Thank you all for being part of the Storyknife community! Donate. Now that we’re in business, help keep us there. *Sponsor a Storyknife Fellowship. Donate $5,000 to support one…
Hello from quarantine! I hope you and yours are well and working hard at staying that way. Me, too. Here at Storyknife Writers Retreat all those beautiful gardens Rita Jo Shoultz planted for us last year are pushing up green shoots. Two cow moose have been browsing the property, both fat with calf. Pairs of…
It turns out that life really is what happens while you’re making other plans. We were all set to welcome our first residents to Storyknife Writers Retreat today, and then…well, you know what happened then. We have canceled residencies for April and May and we’re re-assessing on a month-by-month basis, pretty much like everyone else…
