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In honor of Buddy

In honor of Buddy

At first light when I stirred, my stomach dropped.

For the past month and a half, I’ve gotten used to jumping out of bed,...

Yonder
06 Mar 2025 | 11:36
Upon arriving in Norwich, Vermont, the writer was welcomed by a congratulatory sign made by his niece.
Upon arriving in Norwich, Vermont, the writer was welcomed by a congratulatory sign made by his niece. ( Mark Horberg)

Grouser Road

After renovating an old farmhouse and retiring in 2024, I realized that I could literally walk, God willing, out my front...

Yonder
25 Nov 2024 | 11:56
Italian Maremma puppies Hashishkebab (Shish) and Chicharron (Chicha) in front of the new deer fence.
Italian Maremma puppies Hashishkebab (Shish) and Chicharron (Chicha) in front of the new deer fence. ( Bing Cheah)

A fence can set you free

One of our permaculture advisors has a farm in New Jersey called Fields Without Fences.

Idyllic, isn’t it? The image of a...

Yonder
25 Sep 2024 | 01:16
Straus taking in the view on the W Trek in Patagonia.
Straus taking in the view on the W Trek in Patagonia.

Trekking while female

As a woman, I’ve always been afraid. Afraid of the man walking past me on a poorly lit street, afraid to walk in the dark,...

Yonder
07 May 2024 | 11:31
A real fisherman

A real fisherman

To be a real fisherman you have to be able to hook worms, get fish off the hook once you’ve caught them, and then ultimately...

Yonder
21 Feb 2024 | 11:41
The writer, center, with brothers Jack and Andy, on his way to jungle combat training in May, 1969.
The writer, center, with brothers Jack and Andy, on his way to jungle combat training in May, 1969. ( Photo provided)

Crazy vet: ‘Progressive and incurable’, a psychologist called his condition

I was once diagnosed paranoid and/or paranoid schizophrenic. That was a year after I returned from Vietnam.

“Progressive and...

Yonder
21 Nov 2023 | 12:15
Stewart, on vacation but nonetheless armed with camera and notebook, chats with a buffalo farm worker during an impromptu farm visit in Bulgaria.
Stewart, on vacation but nonetheless armed with camera and notebook, chats with a buffalo farm worker during an impromptu farm visit in Bulgaria.

Land of roses and hard-baked resilience

Years ago, if you’d asked me what I know about Bulgaria, I’d have said, “Not much. It’s in Eastern Europe, behind the Iron...

Yonder
24 Aug 2023 | 03:37
Author Jennifer McGaha with puppy Homer.
Author Jennifer McGaha with puppy Homer. ( Photo by Avery McGaha)

Ode to chiggers

Despite the early hour, the air was already humid, and days of rain had left the bank slippery with rotting weeds and leaves....

Yonder
08 Jun 2023 | 02:56
J’avail Haltom and her four children are pictured in the off-grid homestead of the book’s creative stylist, Lena Masur, in Upstate New York where the book was photographed.
J’avail Haltom and her four children are pictured in the off-grid homestead of the book’s creative stylist, Lena Masur, in Upstate New York where the book was photographed. ( Allison Usavage)

Sugar season meets snack time

In New York’s maple-sugaring region, early spring brings the flow of sap, and my family has blissfully indulged in this gift....

Yonder
24 Feb 2023 | 10:54
Inside the author’s simple survival-model Earthship, which she shared with tropical plants like a banana (right) and papaya (left) tree.
Inside the author’s simple survival-model Earthship, which she shared with tropical plants like a banana (right) and papaya (left) tree. ( Janell Togno)

More than a hippie hobbit house

I’m forever a Jersey girl at heart, but I moved to Colorado in 2014 to pursue an education. After graduating Colorado Mountain...

Yonder
09 Jan 2023 | 02:22
Geralyn Ritter, 47, Whitehouse, NJ, grimaces as she holds an 8 lb weighted ball and twists back and forth during physical therapy May 1, 2016, almost one year after surviving the May 12, 2015 Amtrak train #188 crash in Philadelphia. Ritter, a corporate lawyer and mother of three boys, was the most severely injured survivor of the crash. She has not been able to return to work yet. CLEM MURRAY
Geralyn Ritter, 47, Whitehouse, NJ, grimaces as she holds an 8 lb weighted ball and twists back and forth during physical therapy May 1, 2016, almost one year after surviving the May 12, 2015 Amtrak train #188 crash in Philadelphia. Ritter, a corporate lawyer and mother of three boys, was the most severely injured survivor of the crash. She has not been able to return to work yet. CLEM MURRAY ( Clem Murray)

After catastrophe, the path back to joy

After something awful has happened, how do you go back to feeling safe again? The pain and fear had subsided and been shallowly...

Yonder
27 Sep 2022 | 02:31
Canopy Meg built her career studying tropical forest canopies arounf the world. Now a professor at New College in Sarasota, Florida, she designed and organized the construction of a canopy walkway and tower through the palm-oak hammock in Myakka State Park.
"Canopy Meg" built her career studying tropical forest canopies arounf the world. Now a professor at New College in Sarasota, Florida, she designed and organized the construction of a canopy walkway and tower through the palm-oak hammock in Myakka State Park. ( Carlton Ward Jr. )

The last unexplored continent

Ready, set, fire. My jerry-rigged slingshot propelled its fishing line and lead weight up and over a high, sturdy branch...

Yonder
28 Jun 2022 | 12:51
The antithesis of Big Food: Egg Club

The antithesis of Big Food: Egg Club

“How about we start a subscription club?” I suggested to Sandra. “We could invite locals to sign up for a weekly box, delivered...

Yonder
10 Mar 2022 | 10:53
Overwintering

Overwintering

December 21, one of the two great calendar dates. People throughout the Northern Hemisphere celebrate this benchmark in different...

Yonder
09 Feb 2022 | 12:37
Houskeeper and Scott Weis on their 358-mile trek from Manhattan to Albany
Houskeeper and Scott Weis on their 358-mile trek from Manhattan to Albany ( Heather Houskeeper)

Love in the time of ant-bite pustules

Birdsong trickled through the stillness — a sure sign that the rains had passed. Unzipping the door revealed clear blue skies...

Yonder
08 Apr 2021 | 11:08
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