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The Nutrients of Disruption
Season 2 Episode 11
The Nutrients of Disruption
When we arrived at the new farm, I thought my first responsibility would be to maintain the tidy lawns and pastures that h…
5 months ago
The Elephant in the Room
Season 2 Episode 10
The Elephant in the Room
In this episode, I read a new essay from Stable Roots written in response to an anonymous letter that arrived at our farm.
The…
5 months, 1 week ago
That Time I Bought a Cat
Season 2 Episode 9
That Time I Bought a Cat (And Then Purchased Another)
In this week’s episode, I’m reading my latest Stable Roots essay — a piece about cats, yes, but …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Book Beneath the Barn
Season 2 Episode 8
In this voiceover essay, I trace the long arc from cleaning stalls in the Dark Corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains to stewarding a farm, leading a com…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Cultivating Empathy
Season 2
Cultivating Empathy
In a world that tries to drain it out of you
In this reading of my weekly, Stable Roots, essay, I explore what empathy actually is …
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Not Me?
Season 1
In this essay, I write from the days surrounding my father’s death and our first quiet Christmas at Lavender Hill Farm. What I expected to be rest tu…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Keeping Vigil
Season 2
Keeping Vigil
At the threshold of the Fire Horse
This piece was written in the slowed time of dying and published at the turning of the year. It traces…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Practice
Season 2
The Practice: How repetition, devotion, and the oldest meaning of the word keep us rooted in an unpredictable world
This week’s essay is an exploratio…
8 months ago
Cats in the Walls
Season 2
Cats in the Walls
Inherited ghosts, holiday garland, and being ambushed by forgiveness
This week’s essay didn’t go where I expected it to go. I sat dow…
8 months, 1 week ago
A Beginner’s Guide to Shadow Work
Season 2
A Beginner's Guide to Shadow Work
This week, I’m taking you into the barn aisle at Lavender Hill -- into the fog, the quiet, and the shifting inner la…
8 months, 2 weeks ago