As someone who hasn't read much about Native Americans, the variety of nations in The Last of the Mohicans felt overwhelming. I understand that Iroquois fought by the British side, and Hurons fought by the French side. Also, Iroquois are enemies of the Mohicans (and Hawkeye) which are kind of the...

Some verses from "Floaters" by Arthur Sze, which was in October 2022's The Atlantic: we smell rain before it begins to rain; in the open garage, we exude an aroma of juniper bark, roll a Ping-Pong table into place, and, lowering the legs, stretch the net, volley. Sending a white ball back and fo...