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Personal Field Guide
Notes from the field


Walking, and Thoughts Along The Way
In the 2010 indie film The Way, the actor Emilio Estevez says to the actor Martin Sheen, who’s both Estevez’s on-screen and real-life...
Aug 16, 202215 min read


I'm Going This Way
With both hands, my nine-year-old grabs hold of an exposed hemlock root and then kicks his sports-sandaled left foot up to a round, wet...
May 20, 20229 min read


Mending the Terrible Mess We Make of Things
Oh, if we were all given $7.7 million and an army of engineers to mend the terrible mess we make of things. That’s what repaired Nine...
Dec 19, 20213 min read


Rain Falls
It’s never quieter in my Pittsburgh neighborhood than after a summer morning thunderstorm, when moments move in dribs and drabs ...
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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