This is a gratitude story about surviving the hardships of making the leap from a suburban life to rural and remote. I wrote this post in 2015 to celebrate a decade out here at Wild Ozark, and these are all … Read the rest “Looking back on 20 years of roughing it in the Ozarks – Happy Thanksgiving 2025”
Category: Musings
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A Poem by Joanna Macy
Yesterday I learned that Joanna Macy died on July 19, 2025. I heard about it on For the World podcast (a podcast I highly recommend, by the way!) Here’s a link to it:
https://forthewild.world/listen/joanna-macy-on-the-world-as-lover-and-self-homage
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This is an … Read the rest “A Poem by Joanna Macy”
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What Constitutes Nature?
When you think of ‘nature’, you’re probably thinking of green spaces, trees, creeks, rivers, etc. But what else could that word encompass? This post is about questions pertaining to perspective and perception; about what constitutes nature.
Gloria is probably more
