Eduardo’s Reviews > The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025 > Status Update

Alright, man, why am I getting emotional at this story of worm grunters in the panhandle? Actually, I know why. Because I am moved and fascinated by these people’s deep connection to the forest. We are to be stewards of the land. To walk amongst the Earth, to experience and learn the wonders that it holds.

The male urge to quit my 9-5 and become a worm charmer in the Apalachicola national forest