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What is the meaning of mongrel or mutt? Are they synonyms or does each word have its own definition or connotation? As a person with dual nationality who is of “mixed race,” I have come across these words since I was a child. Discussions of race were common in my household growing up. My father being a Euro-American of German-Sicilian descent and my mother being a South African "Coloured" of African, Asian, and European descent conversations of racial politics often filled th

This past week, I traveled to Corning New York for the last session of my Appalachian Leadership Institute meeting. Each of the meetings...

This is the final post of 2024. It is a reflection of recent upheavals repurposed into creative endeavors from the past and into the future.

For about 15 years, I have wanted to tan a deer hide with the hair on . I did a lot of research on the topic but was intimidated because...