Archive - A Quirky Nature Newsletter

What I learned in Grad School But Not in a Classroom

It’s time to get back to my early career in hopes that it will inspire other authors to keep at it no matter what.

Jun 3 •

April 2025

Kilauea in Action-And I Have Been Part of It!

Kilauea's current eruption provides amazing views online

Apr 17 •

March 2025

Being a New Author

Being an author gave me an opportunity to revisit my interests in the natural world. My second book successfully described how to study pond life at…

Mar 4 •

February 2025

How I Became an Author

My unique path to "Authordom"

Feb 4 •

December 2024

"Hunting" Bears in Denali

The McNeil River journey showed me I could conquer my fears and just "go for it." The next challenge, in Denali National Park, taught me more about…

Dec 10, 2024 •

October 2024

Alaska--Grizzly Bears and More

My mid-1980s trip to Alaska to see Grizzly bears in person taught me not only about bears by about myself.

Oct 8, 2024 •

June 2024

How Do Scientists "Do" Science?

The public generally doesn't get a chance to "look behind" the research of scientists that they use to answer the questions they are asking. Science is…

Jun 6, 2024 •

May 2024

Obsessed by Eclipses?

After following the recent eclipse on CNN, I almost feel as if I had watched it in person. But I can't add it to my list--actually being 'there' is such…

May 1, 2024 •

March 2024

A Total Experience

If at all possible, view the April 8 solar eclipse! The eclipse in 2017 provided dramatic and humbling experiences for me and my family. Here's a story…

Mar 28, 2024 •

February 2024

Bison Stories 4. Saving the Buffalo Saves the Prairies

Bison made headlines recently and this story is about my visit to American Prairie for my book Camas and Sage: A Story of Bison Life on the Prairie.

Feb 21, 2024 •

January 2024

Bison Stories 3

Today bison reign over large areas of Yellowstone National Park. It hasn't always been so. Late in the 19th century, this iconic prairie species was…

Jan 25, 2024 •

December 2023

Lost and Found on my Computer

If you're a writer, you never know what might pop up in your old computer files. Here's a tidbit that turned up during my end-of-year attempt at "house…

Dec 28, 2023 •

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