Stories
The Red River Flows North
Early Sunday morning I talked on the telephone to a friend whose family owns a house along the Red River. The house is on the Minnesota side but now the river is all around them.
The Old Road of Discovery
I picked up a semi-truck in Louisville, Kentucky on a Tuesday night and had it back in the center of South Dakota before sunset the next day.
Last Week I Sat In on a Discussion
Last week, I sat-in on a discussion about carbon sequestration. You’ve heard about carbon sequestration. It’s a hot topic now that the world has finally agreed that humans are contributing, big time, to climate change.
The Organizers of a Book Signing
The organizers of a book signing in Aix-en-Provence invited Jill and me to a party in a lovely apartment in the center of town. There were mounds of pasta, wonderful greens, and lots of wine. Many of the other guests were food people and there were a few farmers in the mix.
We Have All Heard the Saying
We have all heard the saying that the only two things you can count on are death and taxes. To that short list I think we can safely add the maxims, boys and girls will get together and change is inevitable.
Sustainable Harvest Alliance, Inc
Three years ago a group of Lakota people came to Wild Idea and asked if we could come out to the reservation and harvest their buffalo the same way we harvest our own. These were our neighbors.
THE HOMESTEAD IN THE SHADOW OF STRONGHOLD. Installment Four
Here is chapter four of the ongoing children’s story. Check archives for the first three chapters. Keep letting me know what you think about the story.
THE HOMESTEAD IN THE SHADOW OF STRONGHOLD. Installment Three
Note: Here is chapter three of a rough draft of my first children’s story. Check the archives for the first two chapters. It looks like Homestead In The Shadow of Stronghold is going to be about seven chapters.
THE HOMESTEAD IN THE SHADOW OF STRONGHOLD. Installment Two
Thanks to all who tossed in their advice on the first chapter of the first draft of my first “kid’s story”. Keep the advice coming!
For a look at Installment One, go to archives, January 2007.
THE HOMESTEAD IN THE SHADOW OF STRONGHOLD. Installment One
I have been challenged by a Wild Idea customer to “write a children’s story with buffalo, why don’t you?” Well, I’ve never done that but I’ve always wanted to try. It might take me a few months but here is the first part of a first draft of a first children’s story.” I am looking for advice.
It Doesn't Look Much Like Christmas
It doesn’t look much like Christmas here on the Cheyenne River, but you can feel it gathering beyond the northern horizon. The landscape is brown and cold. Below zero this morning, but sunny.
I Began Writing
I began writing this monthly musing about Sir Nicholas Stern’s report on the economic impact of global warming but I couldn’t do it. The subject, and the report, is just too hard.