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Book Review: ‘Where the Deer and the Antelope Play’

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman, Dutton, 2021, 352 pages Nick Reads his … Read more

Book Review ‘The Secret Network of Nature’

The Secret Network of Nature Trees, Animals and the Extraordinary Balances of All Living Things (Stories From Science and Observation) by Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, 2022 (paperback), 272 pages … Read more

‘The Photo Ark’ book review

The Photo Ark Book ReviewThe Photo Ark; One Man’s Quest to Document the World’s Animals, by Joel Sartore with a foreword by Harrison Ford, National Geographic, 2017, 399 P. The … Read more

Go Native With the Red Buckeye

Go Native With the Red Buckeye The first time I saw a red buckeye shrub, it beckoned me with its scarlet plumes and the scads of hummingbird visitors. This … Read more

‘The Home Place’ Book Review

The Home Place Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature “In me, there is the red of miry clay, the brown of spring floods, the gold of … Read more

‘Origins’ Book Review

Book Review of Origins How Earth’s History Shaped Human History Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History, Lewis Dartnell, Basic Books, NY, 2019, 287 Pages. ‘Origins’ isn’t Just for … Read more

The Literary Memoir

Make Lasting Meaning From Your Life When You Write a Literary Memoir The Art of the Literary Memoir: Storytelling for Troubled Times The literary memoir serves as an amalgam … Read more

Award Winning Nature Books

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing: Your Life Story Becomes Resonant Art Use the three-act structure in memoir to transform personal experiences into a universally resonant story. The timeless three-act … Read more

Multiple Perspectives in Memoirs

Balancing Perspectives in Memoirs: Navigating Multiple Points of View Balancing perspectives in memoir is essential to capturing the essence of truth and personal experience. This can be a delicate … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay on Hate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video essay: A Recorded Personal Essay This video essay by Arnold Schwarzenegger startled me. As an admirer of the essays of … Read more