Tamara Dean has written for Orion magazine and The Southern Review, among other publications. The author of the book The Human-Powered Home, she lives in Viola, Wisconsin. Her essay “Slow Blues,” published in the Autumn 2020 issue of the Scholar, was a National Magazine Award finalist.
Tamara Dean
Safer Than Childbirth
Abortion in the 19th century was widely accepted as a means of avoiding the risks of pregnancy
by Tamara Dean | Friday, March 04, 2022
Slow Blues
On confronting the wonder and terror of nature
by Tamara Dean | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Good Neighbors
When beavers came between us and a farmer down the road, we knew something more was at stake
by Tamara Dean | Monday, December 05, 2016
Blowdown
When a tornado tears through a beloved landscape, is it possible to just let nature heal itself?
by Tamara Dean | Wednesday, September 01, 2010
