Chosen for Me
Literature
Field Notes by Barry Lopez
River Notes by Barry Lopez
Desert Notes by Barry Lopez
Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Light Action in the Caribbean by Barry Lopez
Resistance by Barry Lopez
Vintage Lopez by Barry Lopez
Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez
Crossing Open Ground by Barry Lopez
About this Life by Barry Lopez
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Cowboys are My Weakness by Pam L. Houston
Contents May Have Shifted by Pam L. Houston
Sighthound by Pam L. Houston
Him Her Him Again the End of Him by Patricia Marx
The Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
Out of Sheer Rage by Geoff Dyer
The End of the Novel of Love by Vivian Gornick
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
All The Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Float by Anne Carson
Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston
Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello
Live Through This by Debra Gwartney
Home Ground by Lopez and Gwartney
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
B is for Beer by Tom Robbins
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Ducks Flying Backward by Tom Robbins
Caucasia by Danzy Senna
New People by Danzy Senna
The Fact of a Body by Alex Marzano Lesnevich
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg
Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
Little Panic by Amanda Stern
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
The War at Home by Rachel Starnes
In Darkest Alaska by Robert Campbell
It Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies
Cozy by Isabel Gillies
Broken Spears by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tribes of the Great Rift Valley by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Key
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
Frightened me
Done Solo
Involved Hitting Things
Triage
Done in a group
One part stall tactic
Dead weight
Life raft
Travel required
Somatic in nature
Out there factor high
Embarrassment factor high
Involves putting something in/on the body
Regrettable
Semi (or total) nudity
Requires art supplies
Launched me deeper into my head
Practical/useful
Required me to dig deep
Chose regular practice/committment over time
Required polypro underpants
Made me physically sick
Calls on larger landscapes
Don't know if it helped or made it worse
Helped me get out of my head
Cheap/free
Perspective changing/ eye opening
Hearsay
A little culty
Heavenly
Truly mind-blowing
Pricey (on multiple levels)
Joy (occasionally laughter) inducing