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The two valleys drop away and rise up again in layers; the sky feels huge above and beneath us, as if we stood on the prow of a ship and could fall into the sky like water. As the sun comes over the forest edge, white light blots out the hills, splashes down through the new leaves, and blinds us.
— Dec 30, 2025 07:03AM
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Our participation in the diminishment of nature is another form of self-betrayal; I want to give nature as much priority as I give myself, want to feel it as an extension of the same body that walks in my two boots over the ground. The grass is my thinker, my speaker, my twine.
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…Wren says, "I basically feel like I've
been preparing for an apocalypse my whole life."
"I mean, most kids my age have been hearing about climate change since we were born and walk around with a sense of doom, knowing this world will be totally different before we are old. The crazy thing is that it sounds slightly thrilling to me. No rules! I like the idea of having to use my skills to survive."
— Jan 01, 2026 10:08AM
been preparing for an apocalypse my whole life."
"I mean, most kids my age have been hearing about climate change since we were born and walk around with a sense of doom, knowing this world will be totally different before we are old. The crazy thing is that it sounds slightly thrilling to me. No rules! I like the idea of having to use my skills to survive."
