Like a whiskey, wine or cider tasting, getting just a swish of flavor is key when trying a bunch of new, unknown apples.

Has Halloween become a time to fear fear, rather than embrace it?

What do beekeeping, motherhood and post-partum depression have in common? Sylvia Plath! And me, as I dream up a new essay and writing project.

After the death of a farm cat comes recognition of how lonely farm life is.

Another prompt has me thinking about the cyclical nature of things.

Look to nature's patterns to help you establish your own and get through these uncertain days.

Farm life is hard, but for this farmer-writer dealing with the fallout of a failed crop, it feels worse than usual.