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House of Fragile Things: Essays on Impermanence
By Anne Goldman
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By Anne Goldman
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Winner of the 2026 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize, these essays explore connections between humans and the natural world.
Earth is a house full of fragile things: people and protozoa, redwoods and sun beetles, sea anemones and fleas. Like the Earth, humans are each houses unto themselves. Vulnerable, exposed to the elements, we are wildly creative but also capable of hurting each other and our surroundings. These essays suggest that though we are only here for a short time, our transi...
Earth is a house full of fragile things: people and protozoa, redwoods and sun beetles, sea anemones and fleas. Like the Earth, humans are each houses unto themselves. Vulnerable, exposed to the elements, we are wildly creative but also capable of hurting each other and our surroundings. These essays suggest that though we are only here for a short time, our transi...