An update: I had a wonderful time photographing the Bears last spring and following them to Fayetteville and Fort Worth in the postseason. This summer I procured a press pass and took photos of the Springfield Cardinals (AA). It was an awesome opportunity.
I intended to complete a Master’s in Creative Nonfiction Writing in December, but I took a fall playing rec league softball and sustained a concussion in August. It’s my third one, and concussion #2 gave me symptoms for two years. So, I took this semester off to heal my brain.
Lots of good news: my brain is pretty much back to normal. I’m still completing comprehensive exams and my thesis this fall (the latter is a collection of essays based on spending five summers working at Alaska fly-in fishing lodges, and six weeks working at a northern lights lodge 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle, also in Alaska). I’m finishing it up and I’m really excited to share these stories more widely.
I now intend to graduate in May, which means I get to be the Bears’ unofficial poet laureate/essayist for another season.
You can find more essays and photos here this fall. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram if you like.
If you like mountains and northern lights, check out my site.
The best is yet to come.
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