Though national parks may be a small contributor to the large-scale genocide of people and cultures, they played a role and, by continuing the myth of being undisturbed by humans apart from the modern tourist, continue to do so.

A glissando of rain lashes down. Wind blares through the trees, shaking limbs, rattling.

Snow on vibrant moss and fern is the epitome of freshness. Green and white, like a spearmint candy.

Sure things might be broken in a big and complicated sort of way, but we still have some non-zero efficacy to make change. This emphasis on efficacy empowers us to be a small agent off change using whatever skills we have

A phone as interlocator between two people necessarily depersonalizes the interaction.

What matters because of its goodness or its utility, not because of how I compare to others as a result of possessing it?

Though we took different paths to our meeting, we both yearn for respect and attention. We are only human.

Here are some ruts we are forming: going to bed with the sunset and waking up with the sunrise, focusing on being rather than doing, prioritizing a stretching routine

There's also a strange abundance in carrying everything that you need upon your back. Anything other than the essentials become superfluous and left behind.

Solitairy in the evening light, above the spruce and having the red sun, stood Sam. King of the castle.