Here's a series of essays exploring "the wonderfully odd and unexpected linkages" between the Massachusetts seashore and the Wyoming prairie. Jeff Lockwood is Professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wyoming. This past summer, he was the writer-in-residence at Cape Cod National Seashore, where he wrote these pieces in a beach shack overlooking the ocean.

Insights_of_an_Inlander.mp3

Insights of an Inlander

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Learning_to_Drown.mp3

Learning to Drown

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Forces_of_Nature.mp3

Forces of Nature

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Solitude.mp3

Solitude

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Of_Morgues,_Dumps--and_Hope.mp3

Of Morgues, Dumps--and Hope

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Lifesaving_Places.mp3

Life Saving Places

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Rich_Lives_in_Poor_Places.mp3

Rich Lives in Poor Places

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The_Virtues_of_Ballparks_and_Beaches.mp3

The Virtues of Ballparks and Beaches

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Memories_of_Sand.mp3

Memories of Sand

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How_It_Looks_From_Here.mp3

How It Looks From Here

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