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VOLUME 4
EDITORS' NOTE | Volume 4
May 24th, 2025. I’d describe the fourth volume of Ark Review  as clever. It is abundant with adept writing, but what stands out most is how it expresses human emotion: through relatable stories about our relationship with the world. Within these stories there is selfishness and destruction — a darkness that covers the sky — yet hope, resistance, wonder, and love still shine through. I hope that they inspire you with a bold passion for our planet. - Sean The fourth volume of
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AND FALLING BIRDS SHALL SIGNAL THE ANTHROPOCENE by Keith Hoerner
— after Rachel Carson No wind flows Through wingspan No lift Force No air- Foil Aves find Themselves As thrown Stones Beaks raking Earth...
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THE NEXT MORNING, NO EARTH by Karen Walker
Overnight on April 22, forty-one pink plastic flamingos appear on Earth's front lawn. Who on Earth did it? Ryan did.. Ryan counts the...
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FALLOW PASTURES & ALL SOULS DAY by Maureen Clark
Fallow Pasture in my mother’s fallow pasture two lame deer one missing a leg the other one injured are temporarily safe from cars and...
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A SPLOTCH OF HOPE by David Henson
One summer afternoon, it appeared in the sky like black ink on blue canvas. We were kids, but even the old-timers said they’d never seen...
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MESSAGE FOUND IN A BOTTLE by Gerry Sloan
(To My Granddaughter Zoe on Her First Birthday) Zoe, I wish I could tuck this note in a time capsule to be opened in 2100, when you will...
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ALL I HEAR ARE CRICKETS by Lancee Whetman
Entomology. Makes me a bit squeamish thinking about hexapoda. Six-legged fears of the Animalia kingdom Arthropoda phylum Insecta class....
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I NO LONGER WANT TO (JUST) KILL MY LAWN by A. G. Wilson
We’ve been letting the grass die for a long, long time. We thought it was righteous to kill our lawn, no water for this invader in the...
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STREAM IN WILDERNESS by John Swofford
My Dad’s people are from Western North Carolina, and my Mom’s people are from Salt Lake City, Utah. I’ve been attracted to the mountains...
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VOLUME 2
EDITORS' NOTE | Volume 2
November 24th, 2024. Volume 2 has arrived. And like volume, it is here to take up space. 8 stories: 6 fiction, 2 nonfiction. Again, we bring a diverse, emboldened set of voices to the table. Among our contributors, you'll find a recent USC graduate, alongside a high school student in Bangladesh, alongside eight-book author Mandira Pattnaik. We have stories about flooding, fog, flowers, and the future. All in all, Volume 2 is a breathtaking achievement. I think again of our na
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GOLD PLUMES ON DAOODHI HILLS by Mandira Pattnaik
Lillie isn’t sure what grows, though her brothers plant the ochre, capsule-shaped seeds, in neat rows of twos and threes. The seeds have...
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A DIGRESSION ON FOG by Ian Connolly
A mountain range separated my home from the sea to the south. At the mountaincrest, the hot desert air in our valley meets the winds off...
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THE PIRATE'S SOLACE by Camila Lamas
Once upon a time, in a world veiled in mystery and magic, there lived an elderly and lonely retired pirate named Captain Bartholomew....
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GROW UP WITH THE FLOWERS IN YOUR GARDEN: HOW I STARTED A GREEN REVOLUTION IN MY SCHOOL AND BEYOND by Tejaswini Samanta
I have always loved walking on the grass field, watching nature and the birds, admiring the calming beauty. The wind breezing through...
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RAIN RAIN GO AWAY by Sarah Tasfia
Hello, I am Sarah from Bangladesh. My story is about the epic rainfall this year in our country. Honestly speaking, I have been writing...
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THE PAST IS HEAVEN by Disha Ransingh
With a deep sigh and trembling fingers, Hazel, a budding filmmaker, stood still in wait for the flying taxi to land. As teleportation was...
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THE SYMPHONY OF THE WILD by Aaradhana Aiyyar
In the heart of a dense woodland, where the canopies kissed the sky and the earth bore the fragrance of historical tales, there thrived a...
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THE GOLDEN EVENING by Shantosmita Biswas
As the sun sank, the beaches were bathed in a golden glow, almost saying goodbye to the day with a hint of sorrow. Seated on a worn...
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VOLUME 1
EDITORS' NOTE | Volume 1
August 24th, 2024. This volume has been a long time coming. But it's here, and what a time to be here — we are in the midst of wars in Europe and the Middle East , at a high-point in political polarization, and are rapidly approaching the 2.0 °C set by the Paris Accords. The volume has 8 stories total. 6 fiction. 2 nonfiction. Included are our selections from our 2023 Nature's Story Contest. We here at Ark Review are inestimably grateful for our authors, readers, and leaders
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EXTINCTION by Michelle Ross
T he summer our parents threw the word divorce like it was a dart—puncturing the hell out of their target, but always just missing the...
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THE PLASTIC BOTTLE by Nikola Mitevski
A plastic bottle rested on a small outcrop of sand somewhere in twilit Pebble Beach, California. There was nothing extraordinary about...
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THE SILENT SYMPHONY OF CORAL REEFS by Pareshi Midha
In the hidden depths of our oceans, a tragedy is unfolding—a silent symphony of life that is unraveling with alarming speed. Coral reefs,...
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THE SILENT TIDE by Raj Kumar
The salty scent of the ocean filled the air as I stood on the weathered pier, watching the waves lap against the wooden supports below....
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ENCHANTED GROVE by Bhoomi Kumari
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there existed a magical forest called Enchanted Grove. This forest was unlike any other, for...
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INSIDE THE STORM by Maggie Forrest
It's falling outside. The rain, I mean. Have you ever experienced the rain? Of course, there's the streaks of water that sail by the...
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WHISPERS OF THE REDWOOD: A SYMPHONY OF NATURE'S RESILIENCE by Gurkamal Singh
Introduction In the realm of environmental conservation and appreciation, few phenomena are as captivating as Whispers of the Redwood: A...
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THE WELL AND ITS SONG by Megan Guzman-Abbot
She walked to the well that stood in her yard. It had a certain sound to it, a sound that forever ran through her mind when she stepped...
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