Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

The landscapes we know and return to become places of solace. We are drawn to them because of the stories …

Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

Artifacts are alive. Each has a voice. They remind us what it means to be human–that it is our nature …

Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, or even the birds …

Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

I feel like a potter trying to shape my life with the materials at hand. But my creation is internal. …