"Night Vision" published in The American Scholar

Long before modern Dark Sky initiatives, some rural Midwesterners resisted the electric lights that promised to ruin their nighttime freedom and ease among shadows. In“Night Vision,” published in the Summer 2023 issue of The American Scholar, I explore rural electrification and night vision technology through the stories of nonconformists who over the past century have embraced or sought to conquer the darkness. My essay raises questions of what the light is hiding.