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If humans ever go extinct, I hope some distant future species makes pop-up books with us roaring next to palm trees and volcanos.

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Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of my new book!

You can enter the giveaway here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/386564

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Each time a moth suddenly lands on my bare ankle when I'm half-awake, sipping coffee, I relive my entire personal evolution. The urge to smash. The pause. The readjustment. The care. The gentle gathering and the walk to my back door. The peace that follows a small act of kindness. The reunion with my better self.

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Grief hurts.

Yet, we get to craft our own meanings.

And we don't owe pain the last word.

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It's finally time! I've been excited to post about this FOREVER. Here is the cover for my new memoir about loving nature and struggling with depression. I'm very proud of this book and I adore this cover.

Artist: Tuesday Riddell

(Visit the link in my bio for more info.)

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New Episode of The CryptoNaturalist Podcast

Episode 58: Ghost Flies is out now in the usual podcast haunts or at CryptoNaturalist.com. What counts as a ghost is, perhaps, open to interpretation. Thanks to Steve Shell from Old Gods of Appalachia for voicing today's field report. Featuring poetry from Emilie Lygren.

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Positive change often requires an act of imagination and an act of trust.

Imagination in order to conceptualize a better future.

Trust in order to walk toward a horizon that, at first, only exists inside of you.

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Recalling that your own imagination is also a part of nature, is one way to reconnect with the gorgeous wellspring of magic that our universe hides in plain sight.

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A short excerpt about making meaning from my new book: Something in the Woods Loves You.

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Early in the process of writing my new book

about nature, awe, and mental health,

I titled the project Something in the Woods Loves You.

I honestly didn’t think that title

would survive rewrites and rounds of edits,

but it did. And I’m glad it did.

Something in the Woods Loves You.

That simple sentence is the heart

of what I feel beneath the trees

and what I want to pass on to readers.

I’m very proud of this book.

Visit the link in my bio for more details/preorder.

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Teach meaning-making

as an empowering skill,

rather than the search for meaning

as a haunting imperative.

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For the first time, Leaf Litter and Love Notes from the Hollow Tree are available on Kindle.

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On the off chance that Tumblr ate my last message im sending this again. If not please disregard.

Would you have any tips for someone looking to put out their own poetry collection? Trad vs self? Is it worth doing at all? Are there any resources out there?

(Sorry, I missed your first message. I'm bad at Tumblr.)

I wrote a short blog post on my journey toward publishing here.

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Being awake to nature helps us let go of the desire to “be important” and start looking toward better, kinder goals.

Nature is family. Family doesn’t want you to be important; it wants you to be whole.

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I don't always succeed at being inspiring.

Or entertaining.

Or thought-provoking.

Yet, when I want to be confusing?

Now that's a walrus I can wax.

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It's finally time! I've been excited to post about this FOREVER. Here is the cover for my new memoir about loving nature and struggling with depression. I'm very proud of this book and I adore this cover.

Artist: Tuesday Riddell

(Visit the link in my bio for more info.)

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Episode 57 is now live. Start your day the CryptoNaturalist way.