I love this overview and it makes me feel so curious about all the gems hidden in this series. Great for an intro and overall take aways from reading this, Julie.
Yes, please do that! It's so important and you can keep this content as evergreen. You've put so much work into it. When will you be done with the series?
August or September. I’m thinking of shopping it to some university presses. I’m the field of environmental humanities. I’ll be in Rome this summer at a conference, hope to meet some editors. The field is much more robust in Europe than here.
Loved this, thank you, a really good idea to share a T.O.C. too; I like how you did so.
I still have not had much time (so much is taken up with looking for work that, when I do find something, I am sure I'll have considerably more to do other things!), but at least I can now leave the study window open and listen to the birds in the forest.
This has been such an amazing undertaking Julie, thank you for your effort. Seeing all the posts together is a great reminder to me that I have a few I want to catch up on.
Julie, I say “our more than human kin/world”. I like that because it seems to define us in relation to them not the other way around. I’m sure I didn’t come up with it but can’t remember who I borrowed it from! I’m rather new here so I’m going to enjoy going back through your Walden series. Thanks Xo
P.s., Julie. I recently spent a few nights soaked to the bones by heavy rains and decided it was just a way to bathe with my clothes on. It’s not as bad as it sounds, especially from the perspective of a few weeks.
I loved these posts! Sometimes I think I was introduced to nature by my husband and at about the age of 25-26. I’d only lived in the city and didn’t pay much attention to trees. It was as though nature was a backdrop to my life and then, in my twenties, realizing its magnificence and how it took center stage. Your posts, both the Walden series and the fiction, are a reminder of that.
Thanks so much, Priya. It’s much the same for me. My mother was a fearful person and always wanted to keep us “safe,” so she didn’t allow much unsupervised exploration out in nature.
I love this overview and it makes me feel so curious about all the gems hidden in this series. Great for an intro and overall take aways from reading this, Julie.
Thanks for reading, Claudia. It’s nudging me to finally write the series introduction. 😉
Yes, please do that! It's so important and you can keep this content as evergreen. You've put so much work into it. When will you be done with the series?
August or September. I’m thinking of shopping it to some university presses. I’m the field of environmental humanities. I’ll be in Rome this summer at a conference, hope to meet some editors. The field is much more robust in Europe than here.
Environmental humanities? Sounds interesting. So it’s basically a whole year series, you wrote one essay per month, right?
Yes.
Cool, once you're done with the series, I would like to invite you to do a guest post for Story Voyager.
Loved this, thank you, a really good idea to share a T.O.C. too; I like how you did so.
I still have not had much time (so much is taken up with looking for work that, when I do find something, I am sure I'll have considerably more to do other things!), but at least I can now leave the study window open and listen to the birds in the forest.
Thanks, Alexander. I hope your job search is a grand success.
This has been such an amazing undertaking Julie, thank you for your effort. Seeing all the posts together is a great reminder to me that I have a few I want to catch up on.
Thanks, Donna! Always appreciate your engagement with these.
Julie, I say “our more than human kin/world”. I like that because it seems to define us in relation to them not the other way around. I’m sure I didn’t come up with it but can’t remember who I borrowed it from! I’m rather new here so I’m going to enjoy going back through your Walden series. Thanks Xo
That is a good one. But of a mouthful but definitely more accurate. I think Kimmerer might say something like that. Welcome! Enjoy catching up. 😊💚
P.s., Julie. I recently spent a few nights soaked to the bones by heavy rains and decided it was just a way to bathe with my clothes on. It’s not as bad as it sounds, especially from the perspective of a few weeks.
I love that! Something special happens in wild places and our animal body can breathe free once more. (When it’s not in mortal danger - haha)
I loved these posts! Sometimes I think I was introduced to nature by my husband and at about the age of 25-26. I’d only lived in the city and didn’t pay much attention to trees. It was as though nature was a backdrop to my life and then, in my twenties, realizing its magnificence and how it took center stage. Your posts, both the Walden series and the fiction, are a reminder of that.
Thanks so much, Priya. It’s much the same for me. My mother was a fearful person and always wanted to keep us “safe,” so she didn’t allow much unsupervised exploration out in nature.
I love that you've made a table of contents! I'm bookmarking this post so I can come back and find everything in one place!
Thanks, Jason! It was one of those <DOH!> moments. Glad it’s handy.