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Emily Benson

Emily Benson is an associate editor at High Country News, covering the northwest, the northern Rockies and Alaska. Email her at emilyb@hcn.org.

Recent Work

Three images from the "Evergreen" anthology: 1) Illustration of rabbits among branches, text bubble reads: "At some point." 2) Cover of ‘Evergreen: Grim Tales & Verses from the Gloomy Northwest.’ 3) Page of cut paper snakes among ferns. Text reads: "On cool summer nights, the snakes grow restless, ready to move and hunt and writhe, sliding through the ferns en masse, a sea of green-black bodies, surveying all that is theirs."

‘Evergreen’ anthology examines the PNW’s splendor and darkness

The collection explores alternate realities, fantastical landscapes and the Northwest’s particular brand of isolation.

by

Emily Benson

High Country News

/ January 10, 2022