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Snake Without Skin

I write down my arm, into my journal, every day. I tear the pages from the book, crumple them, use them to build a fire at night. Every word that

Enviro

Creative Contributions: Earth Day

Even in COVID times, there is always something to give, and there is always something to hope for. Turning the focus on the environment, art, and education right now, Archie

rosemary plant

#30: Between & Beyond

I am the vine sneaking through open windows. I want to reach the rosemary. My touch is neither kiss nor grasp, but between the two between yes and no and

Poem Me

#22: I Hold My Open Hand

Prelude (I think). Words are these, these Words that sigh on the page Words that sigh or throw tantrums Words that sigh back and throw dirty clothes Back into the

WFR1

The Most Important Skill in this Wild World

When I first imagined my Wilderness First Responder (WFR), course, I prepared for the worst. Intense night scenarios in the freezing Flagstaff, AZ temperatures. My jackets would be ruined with

A Place to Call Home

“Where do you live, exactly?” “We’re living in a commune. Sort of.” “What do you mean, a commune?” My mother pries. “Well, it’s a community of little houses- casitas– on