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Tag Archives: Nature writing
It’s Here! Learning the Terrain
I’m excited to relay the news that my new book, Learning the Terrain, has been published by Wood Thrush Books in Swanton, Vermont. The book is now available from Wood Thrush, as well as from Amazon (Kindle or paperback) and … Continue reading
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Tagged coastal fishing, ecology, flora and fauna, fly fishing, Learning the Terrain, memoir, Nature writing, poetry, prose, Walt Franklin, Wood Thrush Books, writing
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An Excuse To Be…
The arrival of March is always an exciting time for me, no matter what the weather’s like. It can be cold and snowy, wet and windy, or warm enough by day to get the sap flowing skyward through the maple … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, flyfishing, nature, Nature writing, non-fiction, personal essays, poetry, Spring, Walt Franklin, Wings Over Water
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Beautiful Like…
Beautiful like an autumn brook trout rising from its low-water house to snatch a dry fly on the riffles… I was on the upper Kettle just before the big rains came, and it was good. Many native trout, survivors of the … Continue reading
Winter Dreams, With Fish
Of Nature Writing Nature writing, at its best, engages readers with the raw, unmodified earth, the wild planet found in such disparate locales as a city park or the ice plains of Antarctica. In a day when people are increasingly … Continue reading
Left of Nowhere
I’m looking at a blank page and wondering what to write about. I’ve been writing journal entries for 43 years, so you might assume I’d have it figured out by now. Most of the time my route comes naturally, but … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, hiking, lilies, man and nature, Nature writing, prairie warbler, spirits of place, writing process
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Canyon and Portal (1)
In 1982 I took a hike in western Crete that I’ve come to think of as a quintessential ramble with regard to the themes of this blog. Several years ago I finally wrote of my hike through the Canyon of … Continue reading
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