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Strike

The phobia of a copperhead strike
is made real by the lunge of a
lawnmower into the brush to shred
the coiling orange and brown with
a screaming whump only to realize
that it was an eastern box turtle
I had set upon.

Once again what I am afraid of 
has led me to destroy what I love 
and I weep, wondering if I will ever 
become one whose perceived fears 
are not acted on.

I did not look to see if the 
slowmover was dead
but I knew. I could see the 
bloody pieces of her
shell scattered across
the lawn.

September 3, 1996

It happened: After a long creative crisis, I blogged again:
https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/a9343c7d-7f25-4fea-931d-2335413f25de

I’ve regained my passion for #writing human-made texts in a world of slop and scraping. And with #NatureMatchCuts I'll talk about more than nature topics. I'll talk about how we can find #hope and motivation to act in these weird times.

#blog #newsletter #activism #noAI #humanMade #natureWriting #nature #journalismMatters #Luddism #solarpunk #writers #writersCommunity #SupportCreatives #doodle #zine #blogging

The grey roots circle thee, who never knew
At any hour within thy travels lone
A human shape but mine…

—Olive Fraser, “The Adder of Quinag”
published in THE WRONG MUSIC, @canongatebooks 1989

Another poem for World Snake Day 🐍

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/adder-quinag/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #snake #snakes #naturewriting #naturepoetry #Quinag #Sutherland #Highlands #WorldSnakeDay

A new column in my blog: #MatchCuts. You can read what match cuts are, why you should fall into the rabbit holes of @alexwild and @frankashwood, and why postboxes and mayors can change our lives. Plus a fine essay of #natureWriting https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/4279dd4d-88e6-420d-9563-e82187c0073d

#tips #blog #reconnectionWithNature #activism #nature #recommendations #NatureMatchCuts

This photo reportage is genuine, created in a real Homo sapiens brain, and produced without any AI rubbish: an #expedition to a distant green planet steady.page/en/naturemat... #nature #hiking #biodiversity #space #NatureMatchCuts #moss #natureWriting #solarpunk #hopepunk #sciFi

Evidence Of Life: Expedition T...

This photo reportage is genuine, created in a real Homo sapiens brain, and produced without any AI rubbish: an #expedition to a distant #planet where strong evidence of life had been found: the planet Elder 0815, part of the famous Mosslich-system. ▶️ https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/d242349d-fa59-4af8-a834-c93d580a4039

#NatureMatchCuts #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #moss #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #natureWriting #sciFi #spaceFlight #ReconnectWithNature #biodiversity #dinosaurs

I'm back in #zines (after a 40-year hiatus)! Back in drawing weird little stuff. 😊

On the one side, it's my personal "therapy" or #activism against #AI #scraping of #artists: #AI and #llm can't fold paper or have fun with silly stuff like a moss caressing alien.

On the other side, I'm fascinated by the modern forms and the possibilities of #storytelling for children and adults. And it makes me happy!

#happiness #natureMatchCuts #writerslife #cartoon #natureWriting #nature #aliens #doodles

A post about #water & #rivers: From the history of the #Danube to the #Wutach in the #BlackForest – one of the last wild rivers in Germany. With reflections by Alexander von Humboldt, one of the first ecologists, and a #readingtip: the new book by #RobertMacfarlane. Bonus track: a #photo exhibition.

https://www.silberspur.de/blogs/read/113

#River #WildRiver #Nature #Sustainability #Ecology #Time #AlexanderVonHumboldt #LivingRivers #Danube #NatureWriting #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #Photography

Ein Beitrag über #Wasser & #Flüsse: Von der Geschichte der #Donau bis zur #Wutach im #Schwarzwald – einer der letzten wilden Flüsse Deutschlands. Mit Gedanken von Alexander von Humboldt, einem der ersten Ökologen, & einem #Lesetipp: das neue Buch von #RobertMacfarlane. Bonustrack: eine Fotoausstellung...

https://www.silberspur.de/blogs/read/111

#Fluss #Wildfluss #Natur #Landschaftsfotografie #Ökologie #Zeit #AlexanderVonHumboldt #LebendigeFlüsse #Donau #NatureWriting #Klimawandel #NaturFotografie #Fotografie

ELEGANT, ELEGAIC, VIVID and thoughtful book intertwines the author’s mourning for her complicated, beloved family with hard truths about the ecological crises facing our earth and its oceans. Beautiful, sobering writing, grounded in love. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-mourners-bestiary-eiren-caffall/1144991418?ean=9781955905589

@bookstodon

#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstodon #nonfiction #memoir #memoirs #naturewriting #sciencewriting #nature #environment