Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Tiffany Midge
Tiffany Midge is a citizen of the Standing Rock Nation and was raised by wolves in the Pacific Northwest. Her book, Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s (Bison Books, 2019), was a Washington State Book Award nominee. She resides in north-central Idaho near the Columbia River Plateau, homeland of the Nimiipuu.
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
Felonious furries, bunches of bats, a coyote commune and pumpkin paddlers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
Raccoons rampage, kangaroos cavort, and ‘art bombing’ hits Oregon
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
Lovesick elk, flamingo fathers, Frankensheep and Bach for bison
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
Dancing goats, fallen arches, runaway reptiles and a ‘Renaissance Faire Bear’
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
Kinkajous, coprolites and geothermal jamborees
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 2024: In the Wake of the Floods
Fur-class travel, wonderful whippets, delinquent donkeys and a white buffalo
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJuly 2024
Photorealistic fencing, far-traveling felines and some very weird-looking fish
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
Elusive elephants, zany zebras and Idaho anti-anthropophagists
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
Pleistocene Park, flamingo eggs and a very cute baby rhino
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Killer kitties, no-drama llamas and a brand-new arachnid
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Bighorns, badgers, coyotes and Christmas tumbleweeds
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Big-eared bats, badass boulders and very determined hikers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inDecember 1, 2023: December 2023
Sagebrush Sasquatch, irritable elk and spiders that aren’t from Mars
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023
Too many snakes, a hard-rockin’ dog and a GPS truck-up
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry
Backscratching bears, seismic singers and happy birthday to Herman the Sturgeon
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Bathroom bison, foul-smelling flowers and outlaw otters on the lam
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
Orcas, insects and other roadside attractions
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
Baby bears, white whales and ‘freaky-looking fanged fish’
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.