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As a theory, Punk Eek (punctuated equilibrium) is an evolutionary model wherein a sudden burst of change occurs after an extended period of stasis. Born from urgency, we are an online magazine dedicated to interrupting the current moment. Fast-paced, bold, and responsive. Punk Eek follows the flow of nature: sometimes steady, sometimes unexpected.  

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The Long and the Short of It: <em>Of Time and Trump and Tapestries</em>
David Gessner
The Long and the Short of It: <em>Of Time and Trump and Tapestries</em>
David Gessner

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You can say what you want about Donald Trump (and I will), but the old man has energy. “Flooding the zone” has famously been the strategy of his second term, with a new crisis-inducing edict coming every day, sometimes every hour. Consider this: The blustering threat to take Greenland, by force if necessary, which sent the world into red alert, happened barely a month ago. In any other time that would have been the shocking and possibly defining event of an administration. Here it is just another day at the office. Ho-hum.

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David Gessner

Microbursts

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When I Return
Joven Delay
When I Return
Joven Delay

It is empty here, by the bay, cold and still and dusted white with snow. But I hear you on the wind before my eyes land on your cracked shore, soaked in algae.

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Joven Delay

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As editors, we take a broad view of what constitutes the natural world, and welcome writing that explores various interpretations and intersections. We value experimentation and innovation, opinions and research, audacity and compassion. We are dedicated to uplifting the writers behind the work we publish, acknowledging that writing is born from our different identities, experiences, and beliefs.  

The core of Punk Eek is the natural world—its beauty and power, the threats it faces, and the many species and places within it. Words are the spark that ignite change. 

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