Bad Ways to Exit a Canyon
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Bad Ways to Exit a Canyon

This body, the one I’ve hated and mistrusted and treated more poorly than anything else I’ve ever owned – it still worked, and it worked well.

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Windblown Wallflower
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Windblown Wallflower

Funny that something invisible can hold the power to take down - well, really - anything.

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The Fruited Desert
Beth Downing Beth Downing

The Fruited Desert

The town was originally called Junction, but a place that holds improbability should have a little more zing. It’s a rare example of good rebranding.  

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Not Quite Night
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Not Quite Night

For a fistful of minutes, the bats performed their choppy waltz with each other and their prey. With each change in direction or newly chosen flight path, they reacted to shifts in our shared environment that I couldn’t see, hear, or understand.

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