MARGARET RENKL

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Summers End, but Our Desires Last a Lifetime

We all want to be touched, to be chosen, even at an age when our culture tells us that we are in no way desirable.

Your Pandemic Puppy Was Not a Mistake

Living with an animal of another species has never been trouble-free. But the rewards are extravagant.

J-Lo and Liz Cheney and Us

I no longer believe that a woman’s decision to change her name signifies anything except what feels right to her.

How to Talk About ‘Extreme Weather’ With Your Angry Uncle

What if everybody else is just as terrified to discuss climate change as I am?

Children Should Not Have to Suffer the State’s Injustice

When states are led by zealots, many of the people who live there are governed by laws they vehemently oppose.

The American Flag Belongs to Me, Too, and This Year I’m Taking It Back

Old Glory has become such a strong a feature of Trump rallies that many liberals have all but rejected it.

Let’s Pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

An “unthinkable level of bipartisan support” may just lead to a win for species in peril.

Monarch Butterflies Are In Decline. I Wanted to Help.

This is the trouble with trying to help a natural world in so much peril. It’s never entirely clear when it’s right to intervene and...

We Need to Stay Heartbroken About School Shootings

After the massacre in Texas, the children’s author Kate DiCamillo captured the depth of our grief.

In the Culture Wars, Teachers Are Under Attack

Today’s culture wars treat teachers like political prisoners or, even worse, the enemy.
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