Joy Lanzendorfer

In 1993, I was sitting in govern-ment class at Arcata High School when I heard the tinkling of bells in the hallway. The door opened and a girl entered, dressed as a fortune teller, with chimes sewn onto her skirt. The teacher introduced her as AJ, a new ... See more

Sex and the sea snail: how a plucky marine lab brought a mollusk back from the brink Joy Lanzendorfer in Bodega Bay with photographs by Christie Hemm Klok Sun, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our st... See more

In 2015, I took a road trip with my family from Key West to Washington, D.C. The intention, we told friends at home in San Francisco, was to explore the South. My husband is from Kentucky, and I’d seen enough of the region to know that I wanted to see mor... See more