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~ Reflections on place, loss, and the wild beneath our skies and skin—the understory, the mulch, and the grief and bliss of living in these times. ~

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The Monkeys Share Their Bananas & I Forget the World is Ending

The Monkeys Share Their Bananas & I Forget the World is Ending

Jess Lee

Punctually at 3:47pm each afternoon, a family of Titi tamarins arrived at my rooftop doorway to ask for bananas.

Still-Life of Environmental Paradox in Hidalgo, Mexico

Still-Life of Environmental Paradox in Hidalgo, Mexico

Jess Lee

The disconnect between what I knew and what I saw left me stumbling for how to feel.

The moon above ‘Aliomanu says ‘stay’

The moon above ‘Aliomanu says ‘stay’

Jess Lee

and the whole ride back to the top of the hill in the bed of a pick-up truck, I yearn to call this feeling what others must feel upon returning Home.

Sawdust & Smoke: Finding Life in the Remnants

Sawdust & Smoke: Finding Life in the Remnants

Jess Lee

As much as my heart bleeds daily, I don’t want to spend the rest of my finite time with Mother Earth in mourning.

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