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Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD
Savory butterfly snack
I’m not much of a winter hiker, so during snowy months I get a nature fix from a different source: working on my growing collection of banner images. With January’s additions, the collection numbers more than 180, and you can … Continue reading
Posted in nature
Tagged butterflies, butterflies and dung, Weidemeyer's admiral butterfly
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It’s all about relationship
About a year ago I found myself drawn to a new phase of nature relationship. It became clear that I was being called to a spiritual path that is often called shamanic, though for reasons I’ll get to, I find … Continue reading
What did water say?
Our move to New Mexico in December may have taken place with lightning speed, but as I look back over the fall I see months of internal preparation that I hardly realized at the time were happening. And a lot … Continue reading
Happy New Year from New Mexico!
Happy New Year—from a place I never expected to call home! A quick switcheroo brought us to Santa Fe, where we have been enjoying the special magic of the holidays. Christmas Eve found us on the Canyon walk along with … Continue reading
A healthy environment is a human right
Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s focus is human rights. Because we are so used to perceiving humans and nature as separate, it may not at first occur to us, when thinking about human rights, to look immediately … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics
Tagged Blog Action Day, environment, environmental health, human rights, liberty, life, pursuit of happiness, rights of nature
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NOAA and the flood
Water will win. As we dig out in Boulder from this great flood, we have a new appreciation for the overwhelming power of water. Roads destroyed, lives lost, houses and buildings shoved roughly downhill. Even on my street, on high … Continue reading
Posted in nature
Tagged Boulder Flood, CIRES, climate change, creek culverts, creeks, daylighting, flooding, global warming, NOAA, urban creeks
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Kissed by a Fox wins a WILLA Award!
I’m thrilled to announce that Kissed by a Fox just won the 2013 WILLA Award in creative nonfiction. This nationally recognized award is given annually to “honor the best in literature, featuring women’s or girl’s stories set in the West.” … Continue reading
Posted in book, nature, writing
Tagged book award, book writing, creative nonfiction, creative writing, WILLA Award, Willa Cather, writing
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