Archive - Rural Magic by Sara Ramsey

Shoot out a tendril

Consider this a postcard from Iowa: the kind of quick note that I would send to a friend.

Jul 15 •

May 2025

Ozymandias in reverse

Closing a dead man's eyes is not as easy as the movies made me believe. I thought it was a single swipe, one and done, like passing a squeegee over a…

May 20 •

April 2025

A god in every pocket

Linda McMahon, the 76-year-old billionaire Secretary of Education, recently talked about using artificial intelligence for kindergartners. She…

Apr 18 •

March 2025

The case for optimism

the buzzards are circling, but it's not over yet

Mar 19 •

January 2025

Chutes, no ladders

Here’s something I heard in Iowa recently: “I think my semen guy stole my truck.”

Jan 13 •

September 2024

The ones who leave

The UPS driver asks how my dad is doing. The museum director asks how my dad is doing. The matriarch of the family who owns the Mexican restaurant asks…

Sep 23, 2024 •

July 2024

Air you can wear

Salvaging a church building in this week's "Did, Saw, Heard"

Jul 29, 2024 •

Small town nepo baby

Joining Garden Club was a nepo baby perk. My mom is the treasurer of the Garden Club. The members overlooked my lack of gardening skills and my visibly…

Jul 11, 2024 •

June 2024

"Did, Saw, Heard" (not in that order) for the week of June 17

Jun 23, 2024 •

Don't send the rescue team - my unexpected hiatus is over.

Jun 3, 2024 •

April 2024

Covid and crab people

"Did, saw, heard" for the week of April 1, 2024

Apr 7, 2024 •

March 2024

Maybe it's a "me" problem

"Did, Saw, Heard" in rural Iowa for the week of March 18, 2024

Mar 24, 2024 •

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