#Writer, #historian, & (former) professor. Curious about #place, #environment, #history, and #democracy.
Author of Taking Bearings weekly newsletter, a bunch of books, and various articles, #essays, and the like--often about #PublicLands, #conservation, and #wilderness.
In and of the #PNW.
#nonfiction #creativenonfiction #cnf #naturewriting #environmentalwriting
| Website | https://www.adamsowards.net |
| Newsletter | https://www.adamsowards.net |
| Location | Skagit Valley |
This Saturday is Flag Day, so I used my weekly essay to explore the evolving meaning of flags and the shifting nature of our allegiances. Reflect on what these symbols really represent—then and now.
In my weekly essay, I explore a family cookbook--published in 1928--that I just received. I use it to think about history & curiosity, as well as family & the passage of time.
Mostly what I'm talking about is what we inherit & bequeath. I hope you'll read it.
Given the week's holiday kickoff, I used my weekly essay to think about Memorial Day via Brian Doyle's wonderful essay of the same name. I hope you spend a few minutes with it.
In this week’s essay, I try to process how I process all the news about public lands these days as a historian of these common places.
https://www.adamsowards.net/will-the-history-of-public-lands-matter/
My weekly essay takes a trip back 101 years to a big national conference discussing outdoor recreation.
Focusing through the Lens
Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings 