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The Gifts of Madame Death
Death and Birth at the Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.Image by William Scott. Madame Death’s dressed all in black and seated next to a battered metal table. We do not look at her, or touch her,...
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The Magician
Your humble author. The sewing machine’s name is Elizabeth. I am borrowing her from my girlfriend’s sister. Her manual, produced on clean white paper with green ink by the Babylock Corporation, refers...
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Alone in the Garden
The Three Graces.Sculpture by Gerhard Marcks, photograph by Scott Spaeth. St. Louis summer: not just hot, but humid, sticky, “muggy,” as we, the low-born of the south side, tend to call it. The world...
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Reclining Pan
Reclining Pan, c. 1535, attributed to Francesco da Sangallo. Photo by Preston Page. Pan lies at the end of a hallway on the first floor of the St. Louis Art Museum, stretched out on his back on a bed...
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We Know Time
“Prosperine,” Dante Gabriel Rosetti, 1874. I woke up this morning – one of the first mornings where I was able to sleep with the window open, the surest sign that Spring has finally arrived – and found...
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Column: What the Rain Will Bring
My coven-mate’s flooded garden in Jefferson County, Missouri. Taken from a boat on December 30th, 2015. I’ve spent almost my entire life in river cities. Follow the Missouri River and you’ll find a...
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Dana Eilers 1956-2017
Dana Eilers, 2016 [Courtesy Photo]. CAPE COD, Mass. — Dana Eilers, lawyer, Witch, and longtime civil rights advocate, died unexpectedly in her home Feb. 18. Eilers was known to many throughout the...
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Oasis in glass: botanic gardens and short winter breaks
Manny Tejeda-Moreno covers several botanical gardens whose collections of plant life are perfect reminders of spring on a cold winter's day. Continue reading Oasis in glass: botanic gardens and short...
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Column: Hail Winter
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott opines on his belief in the importance of being cold. Continue reading Column: Hail Winter at The Wild Hunt.
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No Place to Raise Children
"This will be my last regular column for The Wild Hunt." Our weekend editor, Eric O. Scott, reflects on parenthood, life in St. Louis, and a decade of writing on these pages. Continue reading No Place...
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