I know that it's really just committing to failure to set resolutions at the start of a new year - so I'm not going to do it. This is not a post in which I claim to be recommitted to blogging. But I might occasionally post a poem or a reaction to a book I've… Continue reading it’s hard to rely on my good intentions
Author: rebunting
Feminist poetry-writing mother who's trying to have it all.
you will need: curiosity, kindness, stamina, a willingness to look stupid
(title taken from Austin Kleon) I spent the month of April guest-editing the Poets Resist feature at Glass: A Journal of Poetry. Let's be clear: I haven't written consistently in several years. I haven't published anything in several years. I have felt disconnected, unmotivated, and demoralized. This has had very little to do with actual… Continue reading you will need: curiosity, kindness, stamina, a willingness to look stupid
spring in new jersey begins with a snowstorm
Resurrection is a slow process. But I'm trying. Big changes in the air right now. Big shifts in the universe. Coming up: I'll be guest-editing the Poets Resist feature over at Glass: A Journal of Poetry during the month of April. I'm looking forward to some seriously awesome poems of resistance, friends. I have a… Continue reading spring in new jersey begins with a snowstorm
hiking log, 5/27/17
(there was definitely a 6 mile hike on 5/21 that I can't be bothered to log. It was a good hike though.) Location: Batsto, Blue & White Trails (Wharton State Forest) Time: 7:40 – 9:40 a.m. Distance: 5.42 mi Pack Weight: 20 lbs Time on Trail: 2:03:02 Splits: Mile 1: 19:57 Mile 2: 19:27 Mile 3: 19:47 Mile 4: 30:32 Mile 5: 21:15 Weather: 59° mostly… Continue reading hiking log, 5/27/17
hiking log, 5/7/17
Location: Franklin Parker Preserve, Yellow Trail Time: 10 am – 1 pm Distance: 6.00 mi Pack Weight: 20 lbs Time on Trail: 2:40:40 Splits: Mile 1: 21:56 Mile 2: 25:55 Mile 3: 34:50 Mile 4: 27:04 Mile 5: 27:02 Mile 6: 26:04 Weather: 54° mix of clouds and sun, slight drizzle around mile 3 Hiking with: Andy & Adria Notes: The trail is marked on… Continue reading hiking log, 5/7/17
hiking log, 4/30/17
A week late this time. Location: Batona Trail, Ong's Hat (Wharton State Forest) Time: 10:45 am – 12:30 pm Distance: 3.02 mi Pack Weight: 20 lbs Time on Trail: 1:18:04 Splits: Mile 1: 23:47 Mile 2: 30:45 Mile 3: 23:07 Weather: 59° Hiking with: Andy & Kay the greyhound Notes: Cool and windy. Brough Kay the greyhound along; she was interested in everything! I stepped… Continue reading hiking log, 4/30/17
hiking log 4/23/17
A few days late, but... Location: Batsto Village, White Loop (Wharton State Forest) Time: 11 am – 1 pm Distance: 4.50 mi Pack Weight: 20 lbs Time on Trail: 1:40:00 Splits: Mile 1: 21:14 Mile 2: 26:44 Mile 3: 20:01 Mile 4: 21:31 Weather: 58° rising to 62°, sunny, low humidity Hiking with: Donna, Andy & Adria Notes: Beautiful… Continue reading hiking log 4/23/17
hiking log 4/9/17
After a long (long long) hiatus from blogging, I'm going to try again. I started a hiking log by hand and filled that up pretty quickly; I figure it's actually a bit easier to try to do this digitally now. Location: Batsto Village, White Loop (Wharton State Forest) Time: 10 am - 12 pm Distance: 4.39 mi… Continue reading hiking log 4/9/17
it’s here
In less than 12 hours, we'll be heading out. Wish us luck.
thru hike prep: August
The entire month of August slipped by without an update. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t busy training! I’ve upped my distance in the past month – I regularly did roughly 9 miles throughout the month of August, hiking at Belleplain State Forest and in Wharton again. I completed the Mullica River Trail (the yellow… Continue reading thru hike prep: August
