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‘Entangled Life’ Book Review

Book Review: ‘Entangled Life’ How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures You think you don’t need a book about fungi, but you do. Honestly, … Read more

Please Don’t Buy Me Presents, Unless…

GreenHoliday Gift Guide For Those Who Don’t Want You to Buy Them Presents You Don’t Need to Buy Me a Gift When you consider the “me” in this … Read more

Review: ‘The Birdman of Koshkonong’

Book Review The Birdman of Koshkonong: The Life of Naturalist Thure Kumlien Marth Bergland plucks Kumlien from obscurity and sets him next to Wisconsin naturalists John Muir, Increase Lapham, … Read more

A Great Winter Read: Indian Creek Chronicles

A Great Winter Read Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness by Pete Fromm Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness, by Pete Fromm, Picador. Readers … Read more

We Need to Talk about Food Security and a Network of Protectors

We Need to Talk about Food Security and a Network of Protectors Growing threats to rivers and waterways put at least a third of the world’s food production at … Read more

Orion Anthology People and Animals

Orion Magazine Explores People and Animals in a Beautiful Anthology Previously published in the Sierra Clubs’ Muir View. This anthology features a foreword by Jane Goodall; the essays in Animals … 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