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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.
Nick Rynerson
Mar 14
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The Gardens & Woods in Transition
Early March in Central Illinois. Mostly brown, a little green.
Nick Rynerson
Mar 6
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February 2023
The Sun in February
Even a mild winter has its share of desolation.
Nick Rynerson
Feb 21
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A Lament for East Palestine, OH
A lament for all Midwesterners.
Nick Rynerson
Feb 15
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False Spring
Winter here is pitiless.
Nick Rynerson
Feb 10
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January 2023
What You'll Hear in an Old Growth Forest in Illinois
Direct quotes from Maples, Pines, & Oaks (Funks Grove, IL)
Nick Rynerson
Jan 30
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Making Peace with the Midwest
We may not have mountains, but we have the Wabash River
Nick Rynerson
Jan 25
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Hardy Prairie Plants
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…
Nick Rynerson
Jan 17
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The Impeded Stream is the One That Sings
Why we launched Impeded Stream. Plus a poem.
Nick Rynerson
Jan 9
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Another Illinois Winter
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…
Nick Rynerson
Jan 3
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December 2022
The Great Spirit
A Poem About Illinois
Nick Rynerson
Dec 28, 2022
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Welcome to Central Illinois
Introducing Impeded Stream: Unapologetically Midwestern Supply & Ideas
Nick Rynerson
Dec 9, 2022
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Welcome to Central Illinois
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