Land of Enchantment
The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
Caroline Van Hemert • 3 highlights
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a place where I can unearth the stories within the landscape as it is still unfolding. It is a place where I can dream of what could be…not only for myself but for the collective, the real world that I’m a part of
Morgan Harper Nichols • A Necessary Imagination
the places are what remain, are what you can possess, are what is immortal. They become the tangible landscape of memory, the places that made you, and in some way you too become them. They are what you can possess and what in the end possesses you.
Rebecca Solnit • A Field Guide to Getting Lost
There is something about the epic, questing narratives of the stories which encourages me as I make my way through the winter months. Just as his characters descend into darkness and emerge changed, I know I too will arrive in spring being, somehow, different. Going through the darkness leads to amazing revelations as you discover new strengths.