Postcard from the Tetons

When things play out - sometimes seemingly against all odds - it can give us the feeling that all is right with the world.

…and Don’t Forget to Write…..

If you’ve written to me the last couple of years and I haven’t written back, it’s because of a hidden little setting on the new website. In other words, I never received them. Sorry about that.

So.

If something strikes you now in such a way that you want to take pen in hand, as the old saying goes, I’d love to hear from you. It was one of the best things about the old site. See you next week -

Drew

My Father's Face

Writing last week about Wendell Berry and my father kicked in some good memories growing up. You’ll have to bear with me. I’ll be back to the standard fare next week. Even though my relatives would tell me that my father was proud of me, I knew the

Another Turn of the Crank

Wendell Berry died yesterday in his home in northern Kentucky. I was originally going to call this piece The Unsettling of America in reference (homage?) to one of Berry’s more incisive collections of essays on place and farming and community, but I settled upon this one. If you’re

Why Gunny Mike Matters

In his important* book What It Is Like to Go To War, Vietnam War veteran Karl Marlantes takes a moment to describe an old NCO (non-commissioned officer), ‘Gunny Mike’. The year is 1969. I've either taken directly from, or paraphrased Marlantes below - Gunny Mike was close to

Experience: If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Might Just Save Your Life

Another essay by my pal Chrissie Oken. She's a climbing ranger in Denali National Park There is nothing quite like the exquisite stupidity that comes with experience. The same ease that allows us to function smoothly after years of repetition can also slip us into surprisingly dangerous situations

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My Father's Face

Another Turn of the Crank

Why Gunny Mike Matters

Experience: If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Might Just Save Your Life