ANNE HODGES WHITE

It had been perfect, this chambered nautilus. Polished and elegant, a palm-full of three-dimensional roundness, it sat on a shelf where I...

Unless you're a science junkie -- that is, you research (and write about) how the chambered nautilus evolved to move vertically, how trees move tons of water hundreds of feet from roots to leaves, or how a potter creates space inside a nascent pot -- you may not be interested in this question: How does the North Atlantic gyre, that great counterclockwise oceanic movement of air and sea, convert its circular template into arcs around sea oats on a North Carolina dune. I'm cur

A week later, the goat-man moved downstairs to LuLu’s bedroom closet, its uplifted arms poking out from under uneven hems like it wanted...