A LIST OF THE ENDANGERED
(The Long Goodbye)
—Ginny Cook
a quickening heartbeat
silence
letters
natural selection
softness unmoisturized
remembering the birthdays of the deceased
friendly handshakes
biscuits from scratch
something for nothing
ENDANGERED THINGS
(The Most Lonesome)
—Emilie Halpern
Solitario Jorge, the only living Pinta Island Tortoise (Galapagos).
Kaixana, a language of Brazil, the sole remaining speaker is 78-year-old Raimundo
Avelino, who lives in the state of Amazonas.
Islomania
Sound of silence, 47° 51.959N, 123° 52.221W
Sylacauga meteorite, the first documented extraterrestrial object to have injured a
human being.
Methuselah, 4,800 year old Great Basin
Bristlecone Pine, Inyo National Forest, CA
