Catherine Pierce

All 21 of Mississippi’s Beaches Are Closed Because of Toxic Algae (CNN headline)

All 21 of Mississippi’s Beaches Are Closed Because of Toxic Algae (CNN headline) All 21 of Mississippi’s Beaches Are Closed Because of Toxic Algae (CNN headline)

It starts with the sweetest contaminant masks: hound’s-tooth, hummingbirds & hibiscus. The tagline: Breathe us in on Instagram. It starts with Instagram, the masks modeled near…

Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Catherine Pierce

How Becoming a Mother Is Like Space Travel

How Becoming a Mother Is Like Space Travel How Becoming a Mother Is Like Space Travel

The astronaut told us he didn’t look out the window for eight and a half minutes as the rocket launched him beyond our atmosphere. Terrifying things happened— ground vanished, boos…

Jul 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Catherine Pierce

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