Back Creek Bushcraft

​  I  quietly stepped away from religion years ago. It’s not something I say with anger or bitterness — it simply stopped answering the ques...

​ Over the years I have sat with many kinds of death — grandparents, friends, and animals I cared for deeply. The contrast between the two ...

Some of the strongest feelings come to me when I am alone in the woods. In those quiet places, I sometimes feel the presence of the grandfat...

There are certain moments when something inside me shifts. I cannot force these moments. They come quietly — in certain places or with cer...

Some of my clearest moments have come while walking through old cemeteries. Standing among the weathered stones, I often think about how ev...

Over time, I began to see that what we call reality is largely constructed by the mind. Our senses take in information, and the brain build...