The Lure of Swimming in the Wild - a guest post by author Claire Kells
Claire Kells is a physician and writer, whose best-selling debut adventure novel Girl Underwater was released in 2015. An avid open water...
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
Searching for Tao Canyon
by Pat Morrow Editor's note -- this week, we're very pleased that Pat Morrow has agreed to join us. Pat, who lives in a small town in...
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- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
An Interview with Charlie Craighead: Living the "Wild" Life.
By Gregory Zeigler Charlie Craighead is a writer and filmmaker who grew up in a family of biologists. Charlie attended Utah State...
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
“It’s My Job” vs “It’s Killing the Ecosystem” – Which Should Win?
Warning—this post is going to be a bit of an environmental/preservation/save-the-planet rant, because that’s where my brain is these...
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- Aug 29, 2021
- 5 min
Back Where My Ancestors Walked
By Michele Sam FRW editor note -- we are pleased and honoured that Michele Sam has agreed to be our guest this week. Michele is Ktunaxa...
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- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
An Interview with Amy McCarthy: Executive Director, Teton Raptor Center
By Gregory Zeigler Following a childhood in upstate New York and upon graduating from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a dual major...
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- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
Cultural Appropriation? Let's Not Go There - by Pamela Beason
If you pay attention to current discussions of literature, art, or even music, you have no doubt become ensnared by accusations of...
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- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
Buyin' Dirt
By Dave Butler (1) I’ve been pondering the notion of land ownership since I finished the book “Land,” by Simon Winchester (Published Jan....
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- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
Your Ticket to Independence.
Happy Independence Day! (With apologies to Dave and our faithful Canadian readers.) And speaking of independence, this post revisits a...
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Lingering Effects of the Covid Year
I should be completing my next novel, but I’m having a hard time getting back into it. I blame it all on Covid. I’m still suffering from...
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- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
Two Paths in a Wood
By Dave Butler I read Greg’s recent post about his trip to Yellowstone National Park and began thinking about what this summer and fall...
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- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Yellowstone: understaffed, underfunded, overwhelmed—still magical.
If you intend to write about wild places, you must be willing to occasionally get out into the wild. Tough duty. Dimmie and I have an...
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- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Book Reviews - Tips for Readers and Authors
I once wrote a blog about how a book review is the second best gift to give an author. The first, in my humble opinion, is a...
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- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Layers of History and Meaning
By Dave Butler I’m working on a stand-alone ecothriller about cross-border water issues. At its heart, the novel focuses on rivers, from...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
But What Do We Do Next?
A (far from complete) guide to Climate Change in honor of Earth Day. Jackson Hole High School students protesting for the planet during...
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- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Just Do It!
Not long ago, a friend invited me to go out snowshoeing in the moonlight. Although that sounded inviting, it meant having to cut out...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
Behind the Story
Our guest this week is renowned mystery author, Margaret Coel. Chuck Schneebeck Photography The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel Almost...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
To Beta or not to Beta
By Dave Butler When programmers develop new software programs or video games, they commonly share ‘beta’ versions with a select group of...
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- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Making a Book Trailer for YouTube.
My publisher, Wise Ink, held a free Zoom seminar last fall on the subject of social media marketing. The presenter said something that...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Do Tough Life Experiences Make Better Writers?
Some time ago, as I absorbed my morning caffeine, I read my friend Rae Ellen Lee’s excellent book Cheating the Hog, which is the story of...
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