“A hydrophone was placed in contact with the roots of a tree (or “stem”) in the Pando aspen forest in south-central Utah. The sound captures vibrations from beneath the tree that may be emanating from the root system or the soil. The recording was made during a July 2022 thunderstorm and represents perhaps millions of […]
Lauren Scharhag
Lauren Scharhag (she/her) is an award-winning author of fiction and poetry, and a senior editor at Gleam. Her latest poetry collection, Moonlight and Monsters, is now available from Gnashing Teeth Publishing. A short story collection, Screaming Intensifies, is forthcoming from Whiskey City Press. She lives in Kansas City, MO. https://linktr.ee/laurenscharhag
The Ledger
I have dealt with death before. All my grandparents have passed away. There was everything leading up to their passing, Then the mourning, which everyone knows, Never really ends. It’s just something you learn to carry. Then I watched my parents go through all the practical hassles Of settling the estate: planning and paying for […]