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Robert E. Saunders

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Thirty over Fifty

A Haunting at Bleak House

How the Ghost of Charles Dickens Inspired Barbara Kingsolver to Write ‘Demon Copperhead’

Oct 22

Bleak House, a guesthouse in Kent.

Oct 22

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Thirty over Fifty

Wolf Pups are Untamed Little Wonders

These playful creatures offered me a rare and unforgettable experience

Aug 5

A wolf pup at the West Virginia Wildlife Center.

Aug 5

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Thirty over Fifty

Appalachian ‘Holler’ Speech still Lingers up Yonder

Rapidly disappearing, old-time mountain dialects lose some of their stigma

Jun 11

Cabin in Appalachia in the 1930s

Jun 11

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‘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

May 1

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

May 1

The Constitution of the Beechy Hollow Great Outdoors Club

My book on the Beechy Hollow Great Outdoors Club is coming along slowly but surely. More yarns are on the way! In the meantime, here are…

Aug 23

The Constitution of the Beechy Hollow Great Outdoors Club

Aug 23

A Fishing Side Hustle that’s a Real Stretch

Wherein club members learn the importance of not forgetting their rubbers

Jun 4

Two blonde women in waders holding a rainbow trout

Jun 4

How Krok Invented Fly Fishing

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

Apr 10

Cartoon of caveman and cavewoman

Apr 10

Published in
MuddyUm

Planning a National Park Trip? Not so Fast!

The great outdoors is no place for unlicensed newbies

Apr 3

Illustration of three tents in a field in the woods.

Apr 3

Published in
The Haven

Hares and Heresy on the Bunny Trail

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

Mar 27

Hares and Heresy on the Bunny Trail

Mar 27

Published in
Thirty over Fifty

Death of a Library

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

Mar 19

Death of a Library

Mar 19

Robert E. Saunders

Robert E. Saunders

Robert E. Saunders is a newspaper and magazine editor, writer and outdoors enthusiast. Reading him won't help your side hustle.

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