A Year for Adventure by Jeff Tome

A Year for Adventure by Jeff Tome

Nestled in the front of my Christmas tree there is a new ornament that I got just for 2020. It is a COVID ornament, but not the spiky COVID ball or the Santa with a mask on. My 2020 ornament is made of recycled steel and features two people hiking. The things I most...
Another Turning Point by Sarah Hatfield

Another Turning Point by Sarah Hatfield

I write this on the shortest day, the longest night. In a year that seems to have primarily contained darker days, there are still slivers of brightness. If you pay attention to the news and numbers, I imagine the darkness seems consuming, though you may see a ray of...
Reading the Landscape by Katie Finch

Reading the Landscape by Katie Finch

There was an oil painting hanging in my grandparent’s house of an old man. His skin was a warm brown and covered with lines. There were fine creases around the eyes from laughing or squinting in the sun. Curved grooves from his nose to the outside corner of his mouth...
The Outdoorsy Friend by Chelsea Jandreau

The Outdoorsy Friend by Chelsea Jandreau

Before I met my best friend, she had never been camping and was adamant that she was not an “outdoorsy” person. I was. And I am. Mostly because I had the privilege of growing up on an abundance of forested acres, parents who had the ability and time to take me camping...