conservation | kingfisher | Nature | Wilderness | writing
Burroughs Award Reflections
As April comes to a close, I’m reflecting on the momentous event of my writing life. On…
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All Points of the Compass
Quaquaversal-— adjective, “directed outward from a common center toward all points of the compass; dipping uniformly in…
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Step Away, Step In – a 2022 Farewell
On this last day of 2022, I am lingering in the parting hours–leaning close to all I…
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Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher
As April unfurls into May, a pair of belted kingfishers are darting in and out of a…
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Reflections on Kingfishers from Mesa Refuge
To write a book is a winding journey leading to many revisions and cuts until the final…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | writing
Bird Wisdom: To Burrow is to Nurture
When the news is too much, burrow under soft covers; burrow into a novel with a happy…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | writing
Kin(g)fisher Kinship
I woke from a dream, convinced that I’d made a discovery. In some language, kingfisher is “kinfisher.”…
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Poems of the Pandemic-inspired by Kim Stafford
With gratitude to poet Kim Stafford–I wrote these poems as part of his recent class offered earlier…
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All My Relations
“The participants in a ceremony say, “All my relations” before and after we pray; those words create…
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