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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
What Does It Mean to Eat With Grace
What Does it Mean to Eat With Grace? Previously Published in the Muir View To Eat with Grace features work from Tamar Adler, Jane Hirshfield, Barbara Kingsolver, Maxine Kumin, Gary … 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
Create a Family Cookbook
Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more
Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment
Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more
Keep Writing
Keep Writing: Conquer these Five Momentum Stoppers Writing can be profoundly fulfilling, yet many writers find themselves stuck, unable to translate their ideas into words. You can break free … Read more
Memoir Prompts
Memoir prompts and smart journaling can point you to the artistry within your life’s meaning. Here’s a sneak peek into some of the content and writing prompts from our … 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
Create a Family Cookbook
Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more
Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment
Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more
Book Women of Kentucky
Let’s Celebrate the Packhorse Librarians also Known as The Book Women The Book Women of Kentucky: Igniting Minds During the Great Depression Set against the bleak days of the … Read more
Show and Tell In Personal Essay Writing
Find the Magic of Show and Tell in the Personal Essay Writers have been told to “show, don’t tell.” This advice, while useful in many contexts, can be limiting … Read more
Master Personal Essay Writing
Crafting Compelling Narratives: Master How to Write Personal Essays Create meaning from experience and analysis by weaving your narratives into personal essays that resonate with readers. Let’s unravel the … Read more