“The Sentinel” – People of the Susquehanna
PHOTO: A member of the Mifflinburg Hose Company stands poised as a blaze in Millmont is brought under control. A cornerstone of the rural community is the volunteer firefighter — always ready, always willing to pull together when the call arrives. As a former...
The Wainwright – People of the Susquehanna
With the painstaking precision of a master craftsman, a wainwright adds the final touches to a carriage chassis at the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and culture of the...
“Internalizing Medicine” – People of the Susquehanna
Standing in the x-ray lab surrounded by upturned faces, Dr. Beth Crombie of Lewisburg Veterinary Hospital explains the diagnostic process to a crowded room of eager Girl Scouts. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the...
A Moment’s Rest – People of the Susquehanna
As night falls and the bright lights dazzle, a lone carnival-goer finds a moment’s rest amidst the swirling attractions around him. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who comprise the Central...
“The Merchant” – People of the Susquehanna
People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who make up the Central Susquehanna Valley. What was once an area primarily settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Central Susquehanna Valley now comprises myriad...
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.