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STATE PARKS has apparently rented all the camping spots at Hendy Woods to a Russian evangelical group over the weekend, much to the chagrin and even outrage of locals. The Rooskies are said to be bringing all their own firewood, food and other supplies...

When news of the murder breaks I’m in Matthew’s, buying chicken necks so my little sister Renee and I can go crabbing. There isn’t much in the way of food in the house, but we found a dollar and sixty-three cents in change, and decided free crabs would...

I. Orphans in The Pit March 2005 Stay in your chair. I had papers to grade. So many papers. Stacks. Work. I taught writing courses as an adjunct at the University of New Mexico. A few miles away, practice had just started for the 2005 NCAA West Regionals...

My theory is fly fishing humor is a victim of the thousand dollar fly rod, as the witty good-natured fellows, the kind welcome in any camp, aren’t drawn to rarified technological marvels, rather they’ve fled the sport to husband cash for mortgages and...

This article appeared in the November 2009 issue and is part of Indianapolis Monthly’s celebration of longform journalism. I am typically a very deliberate writer. Some writers sketch an outline, throw all their words onto paper, then go through several...