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The Innisfree no. 10: My Tulip Trees
A poem about trees and life
3 hours ago1 min read
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The Innisfree no. 9: Lemonworld
Two siblings navigate a glittering beach party and old trauma, as war, privilege, and buried loss collide under a bright, brutal sky.
1 day ago26 min read
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The Innisfree no. 8: The Grain Moon Pie, A Tale of Mister Pawpaw
A lyrical folk tale of pawpaw trees, a mysterious stranger, and how one small gift ripples into generations of abundance.
2 days ago7 min read
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The Innisfree no. 7: The First Station
A childhood encounter with a robin becomes a lifelong meditation on God, gratitude, innocence, and the nearness of death.
5 days ago4 min read
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The Innisfree no. 6: Benni and Ray
A telling of the moments after Raymond Chavez passed away, and after his wife had fallen asleep, and his best friend sat on the porch in the wind.
6 days ago3 min read
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The Innisfree no. 5: What is The Innisfree?
I summary of the feeling that is The Innisfree and how I'm making it a real place.
Feb 43 min read
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The Innisfree no. 4: Bioregions and The Innisfree
A hopeful vision for bioregional futures, national parks, watersheds, and a continuous food forest growing outward from living ecosystems.
Feb 33 min read
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The Innisfree no. 3: The Yellow King
A hard look at Trump, global power, and corruption, arguing that the devil overreaches and will not ultimately win.
Feb 24 min read
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The Innisfree no. 2: How I see it
An essay on the polycrisis, collapsing empires, and why The Innisfree focuses on local, regenerative action in a failing world.
Feb 15 min read
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The Innisfree no. 1: The Story of the Storyteller
An essay on becoming a storyteller in a time of collapse, where writing, faith, ecology, and community converge in a lifelong project called The Innisfree.
Jan 316 min read
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LIKE AN AXE THROUGH THE SKULL BUT MAYBE MORE JOYFUL
On the inflexibility of American problem-solving.
Jul 15, 20204 min read
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HERE WE GO AGAIN
On this revolutionary moment.
Jun 6, 20204 min read
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Harrenhal but with more rats
On the prospect of revolution.
May 23, 20204 min read
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40/40 CHALLENGE UPDATE
An update for week 20 of the 40/40 Challenge.
May 18, 20202 min read
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A HISTORY OF MY WEB
On 16 years of trescrow.com.
May 12, 20202 min read
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GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
On the importance of Bob Dylan's brilliant slow burn, "Girl From The North Country."
May 11, 20203 min read
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SEND ME YOUR PATRONAGE
On my booting up my writing chops and launching a Patreon page.
May 10, 20201 min read
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CALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND
I'm surprised that I've somehow found something to write about nearly everyday of my quarantine, given that everyday is the same now.
May 8, 20202 min read
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OPEN THE BARN DOOR
I've started writing a new novel, a historical horror tale set in colonial Carolina.
May 7, 20202 min read
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DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
No I don't want to battle from beginning to end.I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge.I don't want to follow Death and all of his friends
May 6, 20202 min read
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GOOD TIMES, Y'ALL!
Everyday, the world unfolds and moves inexorably forward.
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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I AM 133 YEARS OLD NOW
Humans have this incredible ability to make things up & then believe them with all our might. It is our most beautiful & most tragic gift.
Apr 25, 20202 min read
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DRINKING BLEACH FOR FREEDOM
People die, we all die. I get it. But I'm not ok with a system that uses human beings & animals & the earth itself as grist for the mill.
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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10/10
I won't complain (no),
give myself a little credit
since I dealt with all the pain.
Yeah, I turned superhero.
I'm comin' in Bruce Wayne.
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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