Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Happy Holy $hit Day!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Happy Diwali! The Hindu Festival of Lights began yesterday, all dazzling color and light and yummy foods. A lesser-known holiday celebrating the other end of the food cycle takes place today. Here is my post in honor of Govardhan Puja, … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged agriculture, cycle of life, factory farming, farming, food, holidays, manure, organic, permaculture, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Vandana Shiva | Comments Off

Brother Francis and Brother Mitt

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The other day I passed a house with two icons in the yard. The contradiction between them was so glaring it pierced me. One was a statue of Saint Francis, or as he preferred to be called, Brother Francis. The … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, politics, spirituality | Tagged election, poverty, St. Francis, values | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged attitudes toward animals, attitudes toward nature, community, land-community, relationships | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in book, nature, spirituality, writing | Tagged book writing, history, history of ideas, science, science and religion, writing | Comments Off