Preserved in smoke and stone
John Cipriani’s shoulders barely jump when the cannon finally goes off in a puff of smoke. The sound of its fire is familiar to the 82-year-old, who has the composure of a captain … Read morePreserved in smoke and stone
Category: Stories
Roots of rest
April Zee navigates a gravel path between an open meadow and a thick forest. She steps off the path into tall grasses where scattered mounds of dirt peek up at her from the ground … Read moreRoots of rest
Do you want to try some pickles?
Some pucker their lips. Others take the shot stone-faced. No customer could pass Elijah “Fish” Gurman’s booth without being heckled into a shot of diced pickles … Read moreDo you want to try some pickles?
The scales that guard the springs
Beneath the crystal-clear water of Alexander Springs, the edge of a fin flits among rippling eelgrass and tiny minnows … Read moreThe scales that guard the springs
Taming the beast
Eight seconds. That’s how long Bronc Platt needs to stay on K-00 Buckshot, the nearly 2,000-pound bull he’s straddling … Read moreTaming the beast