Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Living with Bell’s palsy

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am caught up in a new adventure, the kind no one ever bargains for. It began a week ago with a dry and scratchy left eye. Why was it tearing so much? The next morning I awoke to a … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged Bell's palsy, disability, facial paralysis, gratitude, joy, nature and healing, paralysis | 23 Comments

Thanksgiving and peace

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

On Sunday we hosted a Thanksgiving potluck, and before we sat down to eat I offered a grace that I’d been working up courage for twenty years to offer. I thanked the animals and plants who gave their lives and … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged attitudes toward animals, attitudes toward nature, gratitude, nature & spirituality, peace, peacemaking, saying grace, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Address | 5 Comments

Who’s in the native garden?

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

In my June 2 post about restoring our Santa Fe yard with native plants, about ten days had passed since sowing a dozen pounds of grass and wildflower seed, and the first tiny sprouts were beginning to appear. Those first … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gardening with native plants, native plant restoration, native plants, wildflowers | 2 Comments

A settling torch

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Today is Malala Day, the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the young woman shot in the head for defying the Taliban and daring to work for girls’ access to education. Tweet with the hashtag #StrongerThan to show support for girls’ education … Continue reading →

Posted in education, politics, spirituality | Tagged education, girls' education, inspiration, living with heart, Malala Yousafzai, nonviolence, peaceful change, peacefulness | 6 Comments

Farmer in the yard

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

“In springtime you’ll need to do some pruning and pull the weeds,” she wrote. No problem, I thought. It was late winter, and the landowner and I were emailing about my new part-time job as gardener of our third-of-an-acre yard. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged blue grama, buffalograss, chamisa, cheatgrass, gardening, gardening with native plants, native plants, wildflowers | Comments Off

The underworld is alive!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Sandra Steingraber spoke this week in Santa Fe, and as usual her words were disturbing and rousing at once. I’ve admired Sandra for years—her decades-long work as an Earth-advocate, first researching and writing about the public health dangers of everyday … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged archaea, biology, climate change, drinking water, fossil fuels, fracking, global warming, groundwater contamination, poison, toxic chemicals | 1 Comment

What’s the end of this story?

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am not a collapsitarian. Yes, I firmly believe that industrial civilization has pointed its collective GPS straight toward the cliff. But I don’t write about collapse, and I don’t often talk about it. Why not? Because focusing on collapse … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, politics, spirituality | Tagged climate change, climate silence, collapse of civilization, community rights bills, fossil fuels, global warming, inequality, rights of nature, solar power | 12 Comments