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In Pontiac
Chief Pontiac never visited Pontiac, Illinois. The myths of Americana are better that way.
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Nick Rynerson
The Jungle
Or, the eruption of a previously dry Spring.
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Nick Rynerson
April 2023
Violets in the Kitchen
Nature has a way of coming through the cracks in the door. She welcomes herself uninvited, having her way with the gardens. This gives me a choice…
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Nick Rynerson
Before a Needed Spring Rain
Everything is quiet and beautiful, but the tension in my spine is coming from the whole planet's soul that is twisted up tight, wound and charged to…
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Nick Rynerson
Outside of Town, on the First April Monday
Pulled over on a winding country road near a cow pasture and the Mackinaw River
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Nick Rynerson
March 2023
Water
Flooded ditches and fields are an annual reminder that we may be landlocked, but we have Water. Or, Water has us.
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Nick Rynerson
A Better Life for my Children
I will suffer and rejoice. I will accept want and plenty. I will feel love and grief on the ground where I am planted.
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Nick Rynerson
The Gardens & Woods in Transition
Early March in Central Illinois. Mostly brown, a little green.
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Nick Rynerson
February 2023
The Sun in February
Even a mild winter has its share of desolation.
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Nick Rynerson
A Lament for East Palestine, OH
A lament for all Midwesterners.
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Nick Rynerson
False Spring
Winter here is pitiless.
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Nick Rynerson
January 2023
What You'll Hear in an Old Growth Forest in Illinois
Direct quotes from Maples, Pines, & Oaks (Funks Grove, IL)
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Nick Rynerson
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