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Chloe Shaw

Chloe Shaw lives in Connecticut with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. Her book What Is a Dog?—based on an essay that appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of the Scholar—was published last year.

On Hugging

On Hugging

What we lose when we can’t get close to the ones we love

by Chloe Shaw | Saturday, January 15, 2022
Pandemic Mathematics

Pandemic Mathematics

Covid-19 has surrounded us in a flurry of numbers, but what’s behind the digits?

by Chloe Shaw | Monday, September 21, 2020
What Is a Dog?

What Is a Dog?

Friendship, faith, and love, for starters—yet our relationships with our canine companions contain many more unfathomable mysteries

by Chloe Shaw | Monday, March 05, 2018
Spring, 1988

Spring, 1988

Time does nothing to lessen the pain of sexual assault

by Chloe Shaw | Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Pictures

Pictures

Reflecting on gun violence from the Happiest Place on Earth

by Chloe Shaw | Tuesday, April 03, 2018

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2nd Look

Finding Your Voice

by Larry Woiwode

The novelist and short-story writer Larry Woiwode, whose 1975 book Beyond the Bedroom Wall was one of the most acclaimed works of fiction of the era, died recently in North Dakota. He lived in the state for nearly 45 years, writing and working on his organic farm. He also served, for many years, as the poet laureate of North Dakota. In our Summer 2019 issue, Woiwode remembered his development as a writer—and how he ultimately came to find his voice.

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