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Who is This Guy?

I grew up in Ohio, but have lived in West Virginia for many, many moons. I settled in the Mountain State after spending a good portion of…

3 min readOct 6, 2023

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A Newspaper Editor Reflects on Writing

A time-tested treatise and an iconic literary figure can lead you in the “write” direction

6 min readNov 20, 2023

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Thirty over Fifty

‘Big Two-Hearted River’ Still the Best Literary Depiction of PTSD

In Hemingway’s short story, a fly line becomes a lifeline for a deeply-wounded man returning from war

7 min readMay 1, 2024

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Ernest Hemingway book shown with fly rod and a small fly box.

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Death of a Library

School libraries are becoming an endangered species. Book burnings, not so much.

4 min readMar 19, 2024

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Planning a National Park Trip? Not so Fast!

The great outdoors is no place for unlicensed newbies

5 min readApr 3, 2024

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How Krok Invented Fly Fishing

Anthropologists have traced a major piscatorial breakthrough back to a legendary Paleolithic paragon

5 min readApr 10, 2024

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The Haven

Hares and Heresy on the Bunny Trail

Have your Peeps call my Peeps about these hopped-up claims

4 min readMar 27, 2024

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Age of Empathy

My Father’s Box

Made of cedar and intricately carved, it contains mementos of a life cut short

7 min readMar 13, 2024

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The Honest Angler’s Dilemma

Or: Why it’s Easier to Lie than Float a Dry Fly

4 min readMar 6, 2024

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How to Play Duck Duck Goat

The renowned outdoors club is back with more antics…

11 min readMar 3, 2024

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Robert E. Saunders

Robert E. Saunders

Robert E. Saunders is a newspaper and magazine editor, writer and outdoors enthusiast. Reading him won't earn you extra income.

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