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Metaphors

The New Year reminds us that the Earth is also beginning something new — a new journey around the sun. Writer Jill Sisson Quinn reflects on our experience of the Earth’s rotation and the words we choose to describe that passage.

White Pine

The smell of fresh-cut pine is all around at this time of year at stands selling Christmas trees, and deep in the winter woods. Novelist David Rhodes has been thinking about the smell of white pine and the way scent and memory combine.

Greens

For many Wisconsin families, a Thanksgiving meal just wouldn’t be complete without a big ol’ pot of greens. And for Madison resident John Givens, who cooks for his family and friends, serving greens without cornbread is almost a sin!