Walker Larson

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Walker Larson
Walker Larson holds a BA in writing and an MA in English literature. Prior to becoming a writer, he taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin. He is the author of two novels, Hologram and Song of Spheres. When not working on his acreage or spending time with family and friends, he blogs about literature and education on his Substack, The Hazelnut.

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Does Drinking Dairy Make You Racist? A Milky Mirage of Politicized Academia 3
- Culture, Featured, MomThink, Science
- August 5, 2024
The Daily Mail recently reported that academics at the History of Science Museum in Oxford are going to study the “political nature” of milk. They claim that milk is a “Northern European obsession” that has been forced on other cultures, and the belief that milk is an important part of your diet is a “white
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A Children’s Book We Can All Learn From: ‘Farmhouse’ by Sophie Blackall 1
- Literature, MomThink
- August 2, 2024
The old farmhouse that my wife grew up in has been in her family since the Civil War. It’s seeped in memories and nostalgia as generations of large families have been raised there, making it the witness of the countless joys, sorrows, failures, and achievements that go along with growing up. When we visit there,
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Questions Swirl Surrounding Biden’s Dropout 2
- Culture, Featured, Politics
- July 24, 2024
It’s been a wild ten days. Trump was almost killed, we experienced a major cyber outage, the head of the secret service resigned, and Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. The way this last incident unfolded has left many furrowing their brows in confusion. Let’s examine the timeline of events. On Wednesday, July
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What It Was Like Meeting My Country Neighbors—and Why You Should Meet Yours 6
- Culture, Featured
- July 17, 2024
Recently, I was in search of trout, but my search resulted in more than just fish. I’ve been a fly fisherman for over a decade, but when I moved to Wisconsin a few years back, I lost easy access to my favorite haunts. So I was searching for a new stretch of untouched waters to
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