Wingspan
Fifth runner-up in the 2026 Great American Fiction Contest
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Missing in History: Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Elinore Pruitt Stewart detailed her homesteading life in entertaining letters to a friend. Her stories of life out West appeared in two books that made her nationally famous.
Ice to Meet You: Adventures in Reykjavik
Reykjavik’s long winter night glows with hospitality.
Women’s Work: How The Bionic Woman Redefined Women on TV
Would U.S. audiences accept a woman not only as part of a speculative world, but as its primary agent of action?
Emergency
First runner-up in the 2026 Great American Fiction Contest
No Swimming at Monson’s
All Ruth saw was more attention. And when the wrong kind of attention showed up, people like her paid for it.
Plum Pudding, A Victorian Tradition
No English Christmas dinner is complete without this traditional, flaming dessert.
Happy 250th, Jane Austen
The celebrated author’s timeless tales continue to captivate both old fans and new audiences in the 21st century.
Bethlehem’s Star Turn
In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, you’ll come for the holiday lights and traditions…and stay for the year-round history.
The Skater
A widowed mother is ready to give a gigantic, slack jawed jock of a hockey coach a piece of her mind.
Our Better Nature: Plants That Help Solve Crimes
Moss and pollen have been used to find bodies and identify murder suspects in cases that would have previously been unsolvable.
Common Threads: The Origins of Black Friday
For 100 years, retailers and politicians have made sure that Americans were primed to spend their money in the days after Thanksgiving.
The World of Men
A teenager’s allegiances shift as he begins to figure out who he really is.
Our Better Nature: Magical, Mushroomy Fairy Rings
These rings of mushrooms or grass can suddenly appear in your lawn. They may look like the work of mythical creatures, but actually spring up from something much more mundane.
Our Better Nature: Great Unexpectations
From zebra cows to snow flea sex, scientists often research topics that initially appear silly, but ultimately prove quite useful.
Review: Frankenstein — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott
Guillermo del Toro has created a harrowingly heartfelt vision of Mary Shelly’s grand, grisly cautionary tale.