

The Treehouse That Caught Me
The deer, fox, stars, mountains, water, and my ancestors have reassured me we will come through this moment as though it was a dream...


That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Pandemic
Back in Amsterdam, my son wondered if he might be the Netherlands’ patient zero...


The Stars Move Still
I’m talking about sweet, swift, slow, adazzle, dim mortality...


In the Dooryard
She could dwell on we, and that was something. We who live in this house. We the pheasants and the owls...


The Finch in the Cholla
Most of us write in order to change something. An opinion. A heart. A mistaken view of the world. We hope, big time...


Crises
I do not want to write about climate change right now – though I devote my life to understanding and fighting it. I am in arm’s reach of...


Coming or Going
Has your perception of time changed due to stay-at-home orders and pandemic-filled thoughts? In today’s That Thing with Feathers, THP...


Running the Movie Backward
As communities grapple with how to function in a time of pandemic, so many decisions feel fraught and weighted. How do we move forward?...


Coyote Time
What animals are helping you through the pandemic? Family pets and backyard birds are helping lots of folks manage the stressors of this...


Withdrawal
Kathryn Wilder writes from a remote corner of southwest Colorado where her home abuts public land, including a wild horse management...