“In wildness is the preservation of the world." Henry …
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Examining the Strenuous Life
My husband is an ocean guy. I'm more for the mountains, for the pain and glory of the pursuit. I used to think this signified laziness on his part and hardiness on my own. I don't think that anymore. Six months of daily walks beside the marshes of Jamaica Bay has convinced me of two things: one, that the …
Notes from the Road: Texas
“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." Davy Crockett From …
Wild Horses by Karen Elizabeth Baril
This week I am honored to feature a guest post by Karen Elizabeth Baril. Karen has written more than 400 feature articles in top equestrian magazines including Equus, The Equine Journal, and Trail Rider Magazine. Most recently, she published a creative non-fiction essay in Still Crazy literary magazine. Her career goals are to inform, enlighten, and, …
Breathe
I swear to God, on Nov. 9th the sun never rose; New York City skies were thick, gloomy, gray in the morning and black by afternoon. I recalled words that a friend of mine, artist Alisha Anderson, had written for a different occasion: I believe in a God who weeps. There were quivering lips and darkened eyes on …
Writing the Wild 