MARGARET RENKL

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This Is How Red States Silence Blue Cities. And Democracy.

The disenfranchisement of Nashville may be hard to get worked up about. But you ought to be worked up. You ought to be protesting in…

The Unexpected Gift of Dead Plants

When the big storm swept through, it left an important lesson about survival.

How to Give Thanks in a Screwed-Up World

This time of year, despite all sorrows, I try to see the world the way my father did.

Why We Should All Be Chasing Acorns

Oaks are keystone plants, the central life form upon which so many other species in the ecosystem depend.

How I Fell In Love With Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn was complicated. Love is, too.

Lights Out, America! (Songbirds Are Counting on Us.)

Up to a billion birds die in window strikes every year. But the best way to make the migration seasons safer overall is also the…

The Joy of Finding People Who Love the Same Books You Do

To be read to is a form of holiness.

At Summer’s End, a Moment of Wild Surprise

As equinox nears, the lovely cycle life is happening just behind the place in my garden where the goldenrod and the asters look so beautiful…

The Killing of Eliza Fletcher Is a Tragedy, Not a Morality Play

She didn’t live and die to illustrate any point or serve a political agenda.

Student Journalists Reveal a Changing World. Let Them.

The shutdown of a high school newspaper in Nebraska is only the latest episode in efforts to censor student publications across red states.