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Summer Reading Twist JD Vance and bell hooks
My Summer Reading Stack Took a Strange Turn J.D. Vance, bell hooks, and the question of borrowed authority I was buying books for my summer reading stack when the … Read more
Nature Writing: Why We Need It
Nature Writing: Why We Need It When I was writing Every Natural Fact, I spent hours beside a stream watching water froth over rocks. That riverine landscape wasn’t a … Read more
The Rivers Daughter, Book Review
The Rivers Daughter, Book Review A Memoir by Bridget Crocker, Spiegel and Grau, 2025, 294 pages. Explore on Amazon HERE. In The River’s Daughter, Bridget Crocker offers a … Read more
Mental Illness and the Outdoors a Book Review: Something in The Woods Loves You
Explore on Amazon Book Review of Something in the Woods Loves you Discover Healing in Nature Mental Illness and the Outdoors: A Journey Through Pain and Nature 2024, Timber … Read more
10 Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature
10 Unique Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature In a world increasingly dominated by screens, nurturing your child’s love for nature is more important than ever. Engaging … 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
What Is Narrative Nonfiction?
What Is Narrative Nonfiction? Definition, Examples & Literary Techniques Narrative nonfiction tells a true story using literary craft. Story is central to the form. The writer decides where the … Read more
5 memoir writing prompts to Mine Recocurring Memories
5 Memoir Writing Prompts for Recurring Memories Mine Those Images and thougts: they are sources of unresoved and unrealized potential (A GOLD MINE) (opens in new tab) Why certain … Read more
Medical Memoir: Michael Caprio Writes About the Process of Survival
Medical Memoir Michael Caprio Writes About the Process of Survival The author of A Bump in the Road on what illness did to his body, his family, and his … Read more
Summer Reading Twist JD Vance and bell hooks
My Summer Reading Stack Took a Strange Turn J.D. Vance, bell hooks, and the question of borrowed authority I was buying books for my summer reading stack when the … Read more
Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene
Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene What a brief passage from The Great Gatsby can teach writers about movement, atmosphere, memory, and meaning through a few … Read more
How to Start Writing a Memoir
If the Big Event Isn’t the Heart of Your Memoir, What Is? Most people who want to start writing a memoir begin by looking for the biggest event in … Read more
Review: ‘The Birdman of Koshkonong’
Explore on Amazon 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 … Read more
Six Key Elements of Memoir
Memoir: Master These Six Key Elements. This article was updated and expanded on 3/16/2026. Six Key Elements of Memoir Memoirs, including Cheryl Strayed’s Wild: From Lost to Found on … Read more
The Specific is Universal
The Specific is Universal Use specificity to find the heart of your story and give your reader an experience The Specific is Universal I had heard the phrase ” … Read more
Guide to Your Author Platform
Guide to Your Author Platform An author platform is the sum total of an author’s visibility, connections, and credibility, and is a key factor in an author’s success. Platform … Read more
‘Goodnight Dear One,’ a New Bedtime Reading Book To Surround your Little One With Love
A preview of Goodnight Dear One, read aloud, is found at the end of this article. Now you can imagine reading this to your little one before you buy. … Read more
War Anthology about Women in the Military
Anthology Unearths More War and More Valor Previously Published in Consequence Magazine, 2018 By Amy Lou Jenkins Two military veterans realized the experience of women in the military was … Read more