

Parallelograms
Particle physics suggests that every time we’re faced with a decision, even the most trivial, the self divides and proceeds into both...


In the midst of all this, the birds carry on
Writing from Colorado’s front range at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, THP author Kayann Short must re-envision what “community”...


The Treehouse That Caught Me
The deer, fox, stars, mountains, water, and my ancestors have reassured me we will come through this moment as though it was a dream...


That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Pandemic
Back in Amsterdam, my son wondered if he might be the Netherlands’ patient zero...


The Stars Move Still
I’m talking about sweet, swift, slow, adazzle, dim mortality...


In the Dooryard
She could dwell on we, and that was something. We who live in this house. We the pheasants and the owls...


The Finch in the Cholla
Most of us write in order to change something. An opinion. A heart. A mistaken view of the world. We hope, big time...


Coming or Going
Has your perception of time changed due to stay-at-home orders and pandemic-filled thoughts? In today’s That Thing with Feathers, THP...


Running the Movie Backward
As communities grapple with how to function in a time of pandemic, so many decisions feel fraught and weighted. How do we move forward?...


Coyote Time
What animals are helping you through the pandemic? Family pets and backyard birds are helping lots of folks manage the stressors of this...