“You look happy,” my mom said after watching my newest YouTube video. Last week, I wrote about wanting to get back out there and film new wildlife Continue Reading
Outdoors
The Fire That Stills My Mind
There’s a certain therapeutic magic in watching flames dance across lumber in my fire pit. I’ve made a habit of creating woodpiles on my property over Continue Reading
When the Frogs Came Back, So Did I
If you’ve been following my creative ventures for more than a few weeks, you’ll see that I’m a fanatic about frogs. It seems that lately nothing Continue Reading
When the Sand Comes Alive
We waited with palpable anticipation, shoulder to shoulder with over a hundred strangers, in complete darkness. The humid coastal air was charged with Continue Reading
Breaking the Wall Between Thinking and Doing
When I get something stuck in my head, it festers, with ideas multiplying like the eggs of some parasite. Until I end up checking it off my to‑do Continue Reading
When the Night Goes Quiet
While doom-scrolling social media, I came across a picture that said, “We are the last generation to see fireflies.” Later that evening, my wife said, Continue Reading
The Quiet Religion of the Front Porch
As a kid, I wondered why I’d see so many old people sitting on their front porches. It seemed like they were doing nothing at all. They’d wave at cars Continue Reading
What the Stump Knows
Is it just me, or is anyone else really confused by how a seemingly dead tree—a mere stump—can send up shoots of new life? Essentially, new trees Continue Reading
AT SOBO, Let’s Go
I’m a String Player sonnet with empty pockets holding a Nephilim noggin on Katahdin. I started hiking south on the 23rd day of July, 2025. Why are Continue Reading
The Unfinished Journey of Wonder
I have learned there is a terrible irony in never growing up. I keep doing the same things, and my friends get old and fade away. Gone are the days Continue Reading
Hard to Explain
by Benjamin Davis Where the Longs Peak Trail crosses the creek and turns right toward Battle Mountain, I stopped and let him catch up. I could no Continue Reading
A Thousand Rattles Underfoot
Did you ever play that game as a kid where you had to pretend the floor was made of lava? The couches and other furniture were little islands, Continue Reading