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We Love Small Towns & the Legendary Jackalope
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About Michael Branch
Mike Branch is a writer, humorist, environmentalist, father, and desert rat who lives with his wife and two young daughters in the western Great Basin Desert. His work includes ten published books, one of which is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated John Muir’s Last Journey: South to the Amazon and East to Africa (Island Press). His recent books include: Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness (Shambhala / Roost Books, 2016), Rants from the Hill: On Packrats, Bobcats, Wildfires, Curmudgeons, a Drunken Mary Kay Lady, and Other Encounters with the Wild in the High Desert (Shambhala / Roost Books, 2017), ‘The Best Read Naturalist’: Nature Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (co-edited with Clinton Mohs, University of Virginia Press, 2017), How to Cuss in Western (Shambhala / Roost Books, 2018), and On the Trail of the Jackalope (Pegasus Books, 2022).
About Amara Fehring
Amara Fehring is a multi-disciplinary performing artist with Fremont County roots. Growing up in Wyoming, Amara found a loving and supportive home in the performing arts community, where she was given space to develop her skills and thrive. Amara is the Artistic Director for Communal Pancake Performing Arts in Lander, WY. She also works for the Wyoming Arts Council as the Community Development and Arts Learning Specialist. She is excited to be able to give back to the Wyoming community and help facilitate meaningful experiences where newcomers and seasoned artists of all mediums can gather and grow, explore new skills, be innovative, and find a voice.Amara holds degrees in Theatre and Communication from the University of Montana, and an Artist Management certificate through the Berklee School of Music. When she’s not at work, Amara is usually exploring Wyoming’s vast wilderness with her husband, Joe, and her dog Scout, traveling, or enjoying time with family and friends. She loves the outdoors, the theatre, funky concert halls, and divey diners.
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