Like a Dragon with Matches
On the winter that wasn't in the Year of the Fire Horse
Feb 9 • 10 Thousand Things

December 2025

The Stranger at the Door
On recognizing more than just ourselves in the 'least among us.'
Dec 24, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
Returning to Light
On ritual, attention and the intention of the season
Dec 11, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things

November 2025

Through Dark Timber
Reflections on Autumn, Grief, and Golden Time
Nov 16, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
Going Deep
Learning what I do not know
Nov 10, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things

October 2025

Today I Dug a Hole
On rocks, roots and the utility of not knowing
Oct 30, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
Seeds and Faith
Saving what matters for an uncertain time
Oct 24, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
Splitting Apart in Fall
Seasonal Wisdom on Ending and Preparation
Oct 17, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
A Walk in the Woods
10 Thousand Things Substack
Oct 12, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
The Memory of Giants
Legacy, Erasure and Reckoning in the North Fork Valley
Oct 4, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
'I remember valleys of gold'
From the Grand Junction Sentinel, October 2023
Oct 1, 2025 • 10 Thousand Things
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