Man Eaters
New World screwworm prevention raises a question about independence: how much do we owe the people whose work keeps a threat out of sight? In this literary essay, a sailor returns to South Texas to find another kind of watch. Fictionalized ranch scenes follow a sick calf, a self-reliant father, and airplanes releasing sterile flies over the brush.
George Kennan’s containment strategy and Edward Knipling’s sterile insect technique meet in the same question. Can we hold a threat away from home through patient cooperation, or must independence mean doing everything ourselves? The son knows what…
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