Residents take pride in their timber piles, debate best techniques News is obsessed with the flashy questions: “Is God Dead?” “Who Killed Kennedy?” “What is a Kardashian?” Yet for years, a quieter ...

Ben Bolton has covered athletics for several universities. He has since embarked on a career as a digital editor, creating media campaigns for major brands. There's nothing quite like the relaxing ...

The cords of wood slide off the dumptruck’s body as it hums and lifts. The gravel drive takes the weight of it as the lengths angle upward to a wooden pinnacle. The motion of gravity forms an instant ...

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A few weeks ago my neighbor and I were talking firewood. Specifically, we were talking about whether to stack with the bark up or the bark down. He’s a rugged, quiet, mid-western Norwegian type. “Well ...

A stack of firewood is so much more than just a pile of logs. It’s a rustic manifestation of hard work completed, a symbol of coziness to come. Changing shape with the seasons, it embodies both the ...