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Losing What’s Precious – Lessons from the Cloud
“My manuscript. It’s missing.” I’m on the phone with the computer tech person John who I’ve come…
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conservation | Nature | Philosophy | writing
December Vow- More “Ands” and Fewer “Buts”
I’m editing my kingfisher manuscript. Every time I see where I’ve written the word “but,” I strike it…
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conservation | Nature | oregon | Philosophy | poetry
Fortitude
FORTITUDE of broken willow sprouting new shoots: FORTITUDE of cracked apple tree trunk bearing fruit: LOVE gives us…
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The Trees are Listening- Are we?
How do you listen to a well-told story? You might be in the kitchen, tuned in to the…
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“One Raindrop Raises the Sea”
The first raindrops fall outside. “Attend to my work,” I remind myself of an approaching deadline. Yet,…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | Rivers | wildlife
Kingfishers in Common- a story for Sept. 11th
Today’s Blog is a scene (adapted) from the creative nonfiction book I’m in the process of revising–about…
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Where the Side Trails Lead
“That trail don’t go nowhere. Bridge is out.” I wave at the weathered man leaning against his…
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camping | conservation | hiking | Nature | Philosophy
Wilderness Revery on top of Eagle Cap
“One time the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun ”…
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Imnaha River: My Happy Place
This river is my happy place. I come here alone to the Imnaha and am renewed…
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