silence

Silence Like Scouring Sand - Orion Magazine One of America’s quietest places, and the valiant effort to keep it that way RAIN POUNDS against the open tailgate of my car, where I’ve taken shelter from the worst of the storm. Water pours from the hemlocks onto the devil’s club. From maple bole...

The God of Silence Speaks Up - Afar Gordon Hempton has spent the past 30 years warning people about the consequences of the disappearance of natural quiet on Earth, which he calls a “solar-powered jukebox.” And now that the world is a little less noisy, he’s asking us, once again, to listen...