Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The power of we, multiplied

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Today is Blog Action Day 2012, and bloggers around the world are thinking and writing about “The Power of We,” highlighting themes of community, equality, and freedom. What better day to talk about the wider circle of friends taking part … Continue reading →

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Follow the image

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Early on in the process of writing the book, I had an excellent writing teacher, Donna Hanelin, who suggested, “Follow the image.” She must had seen the puzzled look on my face because she repeated it: “Follow the image.” Donna … Continue reading →

Posted in book, writing | Tagged book writing, creative writing, Donna Hanelin, memoir writing, nature writing, writing | 8 Comments

The TNB self-interview

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The Nervous Breakdown is a site to be explored at leisure—poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by published and emerging writers plus reviews of music and arts & culture. One feature they offer is self-interviews by emerging writers, and I was honored to … Continue reading →

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To be generous: Yoga with Wendy Bramlett

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

As I enter this happy season of launching my new book, my heart and thoughts also travel to two people I was close to who died over the summer. This is truly a “textured time,” as a poet friend of … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality, writing | Tagged body intelligence, earth intelligence, listening, living and dying, nonviolence, peace, Wendy Bramlett, writing, yoga | 16 Comments

Across a birding threshold

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This week I crossed a birding threshold. I chased a rare bird. Now, I’ve known about the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for a long time, began visiting the web page months ago. In the spring I subscribed to the email updates, … Continue reading →

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Seven weeks after the Flagstaff Fire

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m delighted to welcome guest blogger Dave Sutherland, who provides this peek at our local forest recovering from a recent fire. Dave is a naturalist interpreter with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, where the fire burned … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged aspens, Douglas fir, fire, fireweed, Flagstaff Fire, forest fire, Rocky Mountain maple, snowberry, spreading dogbane | 5 Comments

Read an excerpt from the book

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am thrilled to offer the first chapter of Kissed by a Fox: And Other Stories of Friendship in Nature. Click here to download. Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to share any comments you might have about the chapter. Is … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, writing | Tagged connecting with nature, writing | 7 Comments