June 17, 2026 • BY By Lynn Strom
The Far Edges
In the early mornings year ‘round, my dad would sit at our farmhouse kitchen table, savouring his cup of coffee before heading out to do chores and fieldwork.
Warp and Weft
On travel, Buddhism, berry bushes, and the quiet work of becoming.
Shifting
On aging, technology, and the manual transmission
Dating a Swamp Witch
Life, love, and survival on forty flooded acres
Petals with Purpose
A flower farmer reflects on how one wedding bouquet revealed the deep emotional power of locally grown blooms. From that moment, she explores the slow flower movement and the importance...
Postbox for the Dead
In a home filled with memory, letters to the departed are gathered and returned to flame—an annual act of letting go, remembrance, and transformation.
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