Tom Montgomery-Fate

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Thoreau in the ‘Burbs

What would Henry David Thoreau have written if he had a wife, three kids, and lived in the suburbs?

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Channeling Thoreau

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Nature’s Balance

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Modern Thoreau

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Journal of Sun

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The Nature of Death

Given our complex language and reasoning abilities, do human beings understand more about death and mortality than other animals…or do we just think we do? Upon witnessing the death of several small creatures, commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate reflects on what we may not know about the ending of life.

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In Search of Home

Longing to go back to his birthplace in Iowa, Chicago commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate ponders the meaning of home.