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Another Day Gone

Anne / August 5, 2012

I wake up; the pounding in my head forces me to. I drag my sandy eyelids up and try to […]

Anne / August 4, 2012

John Hornor Jacobs has written a powerful novel of the Zombie Apocalypse. In his just-published second novel, the

Anne / October 1, 2007

Let me tell you about a story I just read. It is enlightening, and I am compelled to share

Anne / September 8, 2007

Madeleine L’Engle is Dead. I saw the New York Times headline yesterday, and a wave of nostalgia washed over me.

Anne / August 6, 2007

Togo Leonhard Seppala had gambled with the crossing of Norton Sound and won. He had crossed during the daylight hours

Anne / August 5, 2007

Half an hour after Charlie Evans and his dead lead dogs had arrived in Nulato, the serum was thawed and

Anne / August 3, 2007

Newspapers had picked up the story of the epidemic early. As the tone of the telegrams between Nome and the

Anne / July 31, 2007

Leonhard Seppala and His Lead Dog, Togo Getting the diphtheria antitoxin to Nome the fastest way possible was paramount. The

Anne / July 29, 2007

Diphtheria has now been largely eradicated in developed countries. In the US, for example, preschool children typically receive multiple doses

Anne / July 28, 2007

It’s almost August in Arkansas. That means it’s hot and the air is so heavy and stands so still I