A Broken Man

"A hike on the AT finds love and healing."

I was broken, not broken like the "Need Help Guy" standing at an intersection. Broken in the sense of being lost inside. It wasn't like my life was in a shambles or anything. I had a great job, a great...

Martha Needs Nature

"and Nature Needs Martha"

Gaia held out her hand and Giselle took it and stood up. The view of the incredible winter scene wavered a bit and suddenly they were in a beautiful meadow not far from the edge of a small town. Giselle...

Our story is piano music,Sonata-Allegro. Exposition.You drew me into your life,Rescued me from a parched land.The touch of your kiss was a tilt of your hand,Water cascades down my throat,And to you does my heart devote. A decisive beginning,The chords sing clear.Fingers...

The Picnic

"Three friends, while communing with nature, have a memorable summer picnic."

It was July seventeenth and the day of our group’s annual picnic.Ever since we’d graduated from college ten years ago we’d had a summer picnic. The first one had been to blow off steam the weekend after we’d learned that...

The Day Hike

"A group of hikers have a day out in nature"

It had been unseasonably warm and sunny that morning as we pulled to the side of the road, next to a faded red dash painted on a tree. The three girls quickly got out of the car, eager for the...

Wild Encounters

"A sex therapist encounters more than she bargained for..."

Looking deep into Jack’s brown eyes, I thought I saw the hurt and distrust buried deep within. He met my gaze, not with arrogance or shame, just what looked like that he was waiting for me to throw him a...