Following the Herd
We followed Eli J. Knapp from a leaky dugout canoe in Tanzania to a juniper titmouse’s perch at the Grand Canyon in The Delightful...
Desert Synthesis: Welcome to the Party
In his forthcoming book Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis (May 2021, Torrey House Press),...
I carry in my glovebox a letter...
Scott Graham transports readers to national parks around the West in his National Park Mystery Series. Today, he reflects upon...
That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
The world witnessed two standoffs in 2016: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against an oil pipeline in North Dakota and the armed...
Humor Is a Powerful Weapon
Humor is a powerful weapon. The more you can inject humor into otherwise serious topics, the easier they are to digest and, thus, understand
You Can’t Just Believe
A little bit of work, even ridiculous work, makes the flighty thing of hope as weighty as a bird.
May Day, 2020 - Dearest Pam...
Let’s bring our ballots, too. Let’s fill them out and tie them to the tails of ravens passing through. Let’s climb the ridgelines with the..
Celebrating our Ninth Anniversary as COVID-19 Becomes Uncontainable
Today you’re the one with cold hands, beloved.
When did we switch places?
You left the stove on again this morning,
and I turned it off...
Boundaries, Connection, and Imperfect Karma in the Time of COVID
There is nothing like a migrating bird to remind you that distance is surmountable. The Whimbrel, in the Sandpiper family, humbles...
A Box Full of Darkness
Yet, the irony of all disturbances, big or small, is that they’re both unexpected and inevitable. Our lives are splattered with them...