A book about walking might not seem like the obvious choice for me, now a full-time wheelchair user, but this is about so much more than the mere physical act itself. As well as the obvious meaning, the “old ways” explore and traverse humanity’s various journeyings and their resulting connections over the millennia; covering not just the more well-known tracks, but lesser-known ones too, over mountains and even the those more fleeting passages across the seas. These are journeys rooted...| reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com
Against a backdrop of spruce trees at the far end of a small beach, a large boulder squats at the edge of the bay. Its top half is dry and pale. The lower half is damp and dirty-bronze. It’s too big to be jostled by the tides. In the foreground of this photo, dozens of smaller stones lie half-buried in sand. Beyond the boulder, a dead spruce has been partially uprooted. Its bare branches look brittle against the other, still upright, lushly-needled trees. From the photo, it’s impossible t...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
"Moss can see an everyday bird and take pleasure from it - every day. His enthusiasm is catching: boundless."| Writers Review
"At one level, this is the story of how the natural world entranced, comforted and sustained her as she developed her expert eye ... there is a lot to learn and enjoy in her observations, and in her intense feeling for the land."| Writers Review
Après le décès de sa mère, Jess Cooper part habiter avec son père qu’elle ne connaît quasiment pas. Celui-ci vit reclus au beau milieu d’une forêt, quelque part au Canada. En une semaine, il entreprend d’enseigner à Jess comment survivre dans la nature. Le temps presse, car l’homme, pourchassé par des tueurs, sait que ses […]| Encres & Calames
In early May, spring awakens with returning birds and blossoming trees. The 72-season calendar highlights nature's transitions, encouraging mindfulness through haiku. Influential poets like Issa, Basho, and Buson showcase the joy of observing seasonal changes. The invitation to write spring haiku fosters creativity and connection with the environment.| SeasonWords.com
October 14 to October 20 is the 42nd week of the year. The Solar Term for this week is Cold Dew (Oct 08 - Oct. 22) and the micro-season for this week is “Chrysanthemums Bloom” (Oct 13 - Oct 17). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
September 30 - October 06 is the 40th week of 2024. In the northern hemisphere, we are now in meteorological and astronomical fall. The Solar Term for this week is Autumn Equinox (Sept 22 - Oct. 08), and the micro-season for this week is “Farmers Drain Fields” (Oct 03 - Oct 07). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
September 23 - September 29 is the 39th week of 2024. This week, we have shifted into autumn in both the meteorological and astronomical seasons. We also wrap up the Solar Term of White Dew (Sep 08 - Sept 21) and enter the micro-seasons of “Thunder Ceases” (Sep 23 - Sep 27). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
September 16 - September 22 is the 38th week of 2024. This week, we are in the meteorological season of fall but remain in astronomical summer until the autumnal equinox on Sunday at 8:43 am. At this time, we are also in the Solar Term of White Dew (Sep 08 - Sept 21) and the micro-seasons of “Wagtails Sing” (Sep 13 - Sep 17) and “Swallows Leave” (Sep 18 - Sep 22). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
September 02 - September 08 is the 36th week of 2024. This week we enter into the meteorological season of fall, which runs from September to November, and remain in astronomical summer until the autumnal equinox on Sept 22, 2024. During this week we also wrap up the Solar Term of End of Heat (Aug 23 - Sept 07) and enter the micro-season of “Rice Ripens” (Sep 02- Sep 07). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
August 06 - August 11 is the 32nd week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Beginning of Autumn (Aug 08 - Aug 23). The micro-seasons for this week are “Great Rains Sometimes Falls” (Aug 03 - Aug 07) and “Cool Wind Blows” (Aug 8 - Aug 12). Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.| SeasonWords.com
July 29 - August 05 is the 31th week of 2024. This week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Heat (July 22 - Aug 06). The micro-season for this week is “Earth is Damp, Air is Humid.” (Jul 29 - Aug 02). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems for this week.| SeasonWords.com
On the first anniversary of Utter, Earth’s publication, I had the pleasure of chatting with writer and interviewer Constance Malloy over at The Burning Hearth. Here’s an excerpt from one of our many conversation threads: “…I think our present preoccupation should be one of defiant endurance. To hold fast. To defy the narratives imposed upon us, and insist on narratives of our own forging, ones where care and kinship and connection with the planet and with each other remain uncompromis...| Ekostories by Isaac Yuen
1912. Les Etats-Unis, et en particulier les Premières Nations, se remettent à peine d’une pandémie de variole amenée par les Blancs. Les Indiens Ojibwés dans une réserve du Dakota du Nord ont péri par milliers. Ensuite vint la consomption, la tuberculose, qui annihile aussi les réserves indiennes. Les Blancs, autour, en profitent pour spolier les […]| Mélie et les livres
J’ai découvert cet auteur, Olivier Truc, par un pur hasard en 2018. Avant que je n’ouvre mon blog. J’ai acheté un lot de « collectors » des Ed.Points et « Le Dernier Lapon » était dedans. J’ai découvert les Samis, les rennes, Klemet et Nina, de la Police des Rennes, et cette culture samie, le peuple natif de la […]| Mélie et les livres
I wrote my first book in Kindergarten. It was about an ant: This is How a Robin Drinks: Essays on Urban Nature is my second book, and it is finally real. The advance praise is gobsmackingly wonderful, so I’ve made a page for what Margaret Renkl, Doug Tallamy, David George Haskell, Georgeann Eubanks, Erika Howsare, … Continue reading Book: This is How a Robin Drinks (an invitation, and recap of Launch)| SIDEWALK NATURE
July 01- July 07 is the 27th week of 2024. This week, we remain in the Solar Term of Summer Solstice (June 21 – July 06). The micro-season for this week is “Crow-Dipper Sprouts” (July 2- J…| SeasonWords.com
As a published author of fictional works, I have often been asked the question ‘where do you get your ideas?’ The answer contains key elements related to listening to the world, to ways of seeing, and of ‘being’ in nature. This does not mean I write nature-based stories – it means that if my character … Continue reading "Becoming a tree"| JUICE
After a festival or a hike, my husband will ask, “Did you tell anyone about your book?” or “Did you mention you have a blog?” and I will answer “No.” Honestly, I forget. And I’d rather talk about Mosquito Buckets of Doom or Caterpillar Host Plants or Native Habitats than talk about myself, even when … Continue reading By the way, I wrote a book| Sidewalk Nature
As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm delighted to share the news that my new book, A Natural History of Empty Lots—"a genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society" forthcoming in October from Timber Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group—is now available for preorder. Drawing from the| Christopher Brown
A roundup of quick Sidewalk Nature updates: one warning and three wonders. Trouble with Double Kwanzan cherry trees don’t feed pollinators or birds. They look great two weeks of the year but they d…| Sidewalk Nature
February 12 to February 18 is the seventh week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 – Feb 18), while the micro-s…| SeasonWords.com
February 05 – February 11 is the sixth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we enter the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 – Feb 18). We also pass thro…| SeasonWords.com