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Our Proper Place

March 2, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ Leave a comment

We are not very important. We do not stand astride the world. We do not sit at its peak. All of evolution does not lead to us; only a very tiny sub-branch of it does. The artifacts we create as humans are not the pinnacle of achievement or the goal of all life. Our particular … Continue reading Our Proper Place

Power Down

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ 7 Comments

One of the articles of faith I have held for a long time is that we are not, collectively, going to deal with the troubles of our future willingly. We are not going to reduce our energy and resource usage in an effort to mitigate the worst impacts of ecological destruction and climate change, or … Continue reading Power Down

Notes From an Ice Storm

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ 6 Comments

There is an ethereal beauty to nighttime snow. White and encompassing of the world, it captures all the available light of the dark and reflects it back out: into and through windows, against neighboring buildings, onto the clouds above. It turns the world into a film set lit for a nighttime scene, with that strange … Continue reading Notes From an Ice Storm

Lengthening Days

February 7, 2021February 8, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I set off on a late afternoon walk. I wandered our neighborhood for over an hour, looping along our gridded streets and enjoying the fresh air, the sun out and shining on a bright winter day. As I headed for home just after five o’clock, I realized that despite the hour … Continue reading Lengthening Days

The Land Speaks

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ 1 Comment

I have noticed in my writing that often I build a story around a particular place or landscape. It’s the story’s foundation, so to speak—in the literal sense of a founding. I start with a thought of a particular place—the first farm I worked on, the Arizona desert, the Lost Coast, the forested surroundings of … Continue reading The Land Speaks

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