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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 inAugust 2024: In the Wake of the Floods

Fur-class travel, wonderful whippets, delinquent donkeys and a white buffalo

by Tiffany Midge August 1, 2024July 31, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJuly 2024

Photorealistic fencing, far-traveling felines and some very weird-looking fish

by Tiffany Midge July 1, 2024June 28, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness

Elusive elephants, zany zebras and Idaho anti-anthropophagists

by Tiffany Midge June 1, 2024May 31, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns

Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup

by Tiffany Midge May 1, 2024April 30, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys

Pleistocene Park, flamingo eggs and a very cute baby rhino

by Tiffany Midge April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground

Killer kitties, no-drama llamas and a brand-new arachnid

by Tiffany Midge March 1, 2024March 4, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst

Bighorns, badgers, coyotes and Christmas tumbleweeds

by Tiffany Midge February 1, 2024February 5, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

Big-eared bats, badass boulders and very determined hikers

by Tiffany Midge January 1, 2024February 6, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inDecember 1, 2023: December 2023

Sagebrush Sasquatch, irritable elk and spiders that aren’t from Mars

by Tiffany Midge December 1, 2023January 31, 2024

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

by Tiffany Midge November 1, 2023January 24, 2024

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

by Tiffany Midge October 2, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice

Bathroom bison, foul-smelling flowers and outlaw otters on the lam

by Tiffany Midge September 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire

Orcas, insects and other roadside attractions

by Tiffany Midge August 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water

Baby bears, white whales and ‘freaky-looking fanged fish’

by Tiffany Midge July 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen

Ferry felines, ornithopters and Tokitae going home at last!

by Tiffany Midge June 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence

Good drones, coyote living and a cow-chip lottery

by Tiffany Midge May 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inApril 1, 2023: The Path Forward

Wienermobiles, elephant seals and mountains of maggoty acorns

by Tiffany Midge April 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts

A little pickle, a fireball and an Indigenous astronaut

by Tiffany Midge March 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal

Armed bots, an HOV Grinch and bikes for all

by Tiffany Midge February 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects

Toad lickers, bear wrestlers and beard fanciers

by Tiffany Midge January 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

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