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Summer Koester is an award-winning writer, artist, anthropologist, teacher and passionate observer of culture. Her personal stories, cultural commentaries, poetry and advice for aspiring writers are thought-provoking, keenly intelligent and frequently funny. The Feral Stack is a place for the curious cultural misfits who want to think and see from new perspectives, to connect culture, nature, and creativity to a better future.
Thoughtful, moving essays about the relevance of place and the natural world. Sue’s writing about place and home, creating a closer relationship with nature, building resilience and sovereignty, living in close relationship to the land, and growing food and herbal medicine can inspire us to move forward into a richer, healthier, more embedded life.
In this time of huge domestic and global challenges, international law professor and anthropologist Annelise Riles provides an empowering newsletter and community that brings together people from around the world who want to take small positive steps on a local level that can lead to global change. I love Annelise’s calm, clear, upbeat guidance and encouragement. Her seasoned voice is invaluable for anyone wanting to believe in personal efficacy and positive change.
A beautifully illustrated guide to survival in the brave new world we’re living in. Described as “truth-telling for rebels, resisters, and folks who feel politically homeless, morally furious, and obligated to do something about it. It’s about history, strategy, rebellion — with just enough humor to keep us dangerous.” Subscribe to access vital, easy-to-assimilate essentials: tools for personal and political action, guides to resisting creeping fascism, history lessons, editorials, and more.
Michelle Dowd invites all who have had their inner sense ruptured to return to their true selves through creativity and connection to the natural world. A cult survivor and accomplished author, Michelle’s work has been published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. In Forager Field Notes, she shares essays, prompts, and reflections, creating a healing place for anyone who yearns to find their true pleasures and tread a new path.