Dear Military Service Member,
This essay can now be found in the 2012 edition of The Talking Stick. It received an honorable mention designation. I'm happy to have it there!
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To be of the Earth
To be of the Earth is to know the restlessness of being a seed the darkness of being planted the struggle toward the light the pain of growth into the light the joy of bursting and bearing fruit the love of being food for someone the scattering of your seeds the decay of the seasons the mystery of death and the miracle of birth. -- By John Soos
The Backcountry Journal
New Reader/Follower/Bookmark Alert, especially for those of you with a penchant for the outdoors: Editor Ben Smith was kind enough to include my essay "Winter, Walking" in the early stages of The Backcountry Journal , a wonderful online composite of place-inspired words and images. There's great stuff here: hiking, fishing, hunting, exploration. Do hope you check it out . And hope you're enjoying the snow!