Archive - Impeded Stream

I will suffer and rejoice. I will accept want and plenty. I will feel love and grief on the ground where I am planted.

Mar 14

Early March in Central Illinois. Mostly brown, a little green.

Mar 6

February 2023

Even a mild winter has its share of desolation.

Feb 21

A lament for all Midwesterners.

Feb 15

Winter here is pitiless.

Feb 10

January 2023

Direct quotes from Maples, Pines, & Oaks (Funks Grove, IL)

Jan 30

We may not have mountains, but we have the Wabash River

Jan 25

The plants growing on the Illinois prairies and in the Illinois woods are beautiful because they’re hardy. Their roots reach down deeper than the cold…

Jan 17

Why we launched Impeded Stream. Plus a poem.

Jan 9

Endless aspirational content and mindless Reels blow through our prairie cottage like an icy December wind. We don’t even have a television, but our…

Jan 3

December 2022

A Poem About Illinois

Dec 28, 2022

Introducing Impeded Stream: Unapologetically Midwestern Supply & Ideas

Dec 9, 2022

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