If you're near Columbus, OH, come say "hi" at Marcon this weekend.
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You know that idealized version of yourself that haunts you with guilt about what you haven't yet become?
They didn't show up.
They don't deserve your praise.
The you who is reading this made it here, despite everything.
This you is the garden worthy of your love and effort.
You know that idealized version of yourself that haunts you with guilt about what you haven't yet become?
They didn't show up.
They don't deserve your praise.
The you who is reading this made it here, despite everything.
This you is the garden worthy of your love and effort.
If humans ever go extinct, I hope some distant future species makes pop-up books with us roaring next to palm trees and volcanos.
Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of my new book!
You can enter the giveaway here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/386564
Each time a moth suddenly lands on my bare ankle when I'm half-awake, sipping coffee, I relive my entire personal evolution. The urge to smash. The pause. The readjustment. The care. The gentle gathering and the walk to my back door. The peace that follows a small act of kindness. The reunion with my better self.
Grief hurts.
Yet, we get to craft our own meanings.
And we don't owe pain the last word.
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New Episode of The CryptoNaturalist Podcast
Episode 58: Ghost Flies is out now in the usual podcast haunts or at CryptoNaturalist.com. What counts as a ghost is, perhaps, open to interpretation. Thanks to Steve Shell from Old Gods of Appalachia for voicing today's field report. Featuring poetry from Emilie Lygren.
Positive change often requires an act of imagination and an act of trust.
Imagination in order to conceptualize a better future.
Trust in order to walk toward a horizon that, at first, only exists inside of you.
Recalling that your own imagination is also a part of nature, is one way to reconnect with the gorgeous wellspring of magic that our universe hides in plain sight.
A short excerpt about making meaning from my new book: Something in the Woods Loves You.
Early in the process of writing my new book
about nature, awe, and mental health,
I titled the project Something in the Woods Loves You.
I honestly didn’t think that title
would survive rewrites and rounds of edits,
but it did. And I’m glad it did.
Something in the Woods Loves You.
That simple sentence is the heart
of what I feel beneath the trees
and what I want to pass on to readers.
I’m very proud of this book.
Visit the link in my bio for more details/preorder.
Teach meaning-making
as an empowering skill,
rather than the search for meaning
as a haunting imperative.
For the first time, Leaf Litter and Love Notes from the Hollow Tree are available on Kindle.
On the off chance that Tumblr ate my last message im sending this again. If not please disregard.
Would you have any tips for someone looking to put out their own poetry collection? Trad vs self? Is it worth doing at all? Are there any resources out there?
(Sorry, I missed your first message. I'm bad at Tumblr.)
I wrote a short blog post on my journey toward publishing here.