Explorations of the Self and the Wild

Life

  • F@#k Yeah!

    F@#k Yeah!

    I was so used to an attitude of scarcity that I couldn’t see the rich choices…

  • Listening for Words

    Listening for Words

    Writing is a twisting trail through rough terrain, and I try to be open to the…

  • MPHS is MY School

    MPHS is MY School

    This is not a story I ever thought I would have to write. One week ago,…

  • Drombeg – The First Stone

    Drombeg – The First Stone

    I’d never really thought of myself as the fairy sort, but there was no denying the…

  • Culture Shock

    Culture Shock

    Since I’ve been home from Ireland, people have often asked me about “culture shock”. Nearly half…

  • Finding Home Far Away

    Finding Home Far Away

    I reached into my pants pocket today and pulled out a small, hard chunk of earth …

  • Wild Surprises

    Wild Surprises

    I inherited my garden in the dead of winter from a tiny Italian lady who had…

  • An Intimate Nature

    An Intimate Nature

    Seeking out these moments of intimacy with the natural world on a small level…are critical to…