Archive - Campfire Notebook

Blackout Thursday (#138)

A new holiday tradition? A found poem found in the Christmas tree. Plus: Yule cat!

Dec 5 •

November 2024

Everyday I'm Pufflin' (#137)

I'm not sorry for that pun. Or: snaps from a birding trip to a tiny Canadian island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Nov 28 •

I don’t know what colour I’d give that ribbon of memory, but it's one of my favourite colours.

Nov 21 •

Often simply characterized by preparations for the glitter and green of December, November is a vastly underrated feast for the eyes.

Nov 14 •

Mori / Vivere (#134)

When a memento becomes a spark.

Nov 7 •

October 2024

The Beautiful Macabre (#133)

Is it an end or a beginning?

Oct 31 •

Cherry Bomb, Redux (#132)

A return to an old favourite, reminiscing with my sister about a surprising find in our dad's old workshop.

Oct 24 •

Corvid Curiosity (#131)

What did I ever do to you?

Oct 17 •

Did You Hear That? It Came From Upstairs... (#130)

A spooky poem rooted in the science of psychoneuroimmunology - or, how our brains and behaviours can impact our health.

Oct 10 •

Mushaboom (#129)

Kickstarting Spooky Science 2024 with a visit to the forest floors - and the fearful creatures that lurk there.

Oct 3 •

September 2024

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