Amy Butcher

Amy Butcher s an essayist and the author of Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America. She serves as an associate professor of English and journalism at Denison University.

The Final Word

The death of Gabby Petito and the uncomfortable intimacy of vocal re-creation software

By Amy Butcher | Monday March 2, 2026

Flight Behavior

A restless traveler finds solace in the quiet beauty of the annual sandhill crane migration

By Amy Butcher | Monday June 6, 2016

The Final Word

By Amy Butcher | Monday March 2, 2026

Flight Behavior

By Amy Butcher | Monday June 6, 2016

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