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Timothy Van Deelen

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Feral

They ran the brush-hog late along the edge of the prairie. Winter-rank fuzzy stubble stems bristled from a beating off with a dull blade. An

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Monsters

I was going to be so productive. I was going to get ahead on things

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Transitioning Away

The big news on the creation-care front was that we, in North America, woke up to newly-revealed final language in the COP28’s First Global Stocktake

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Heron brain

What do you suppose you’d find, to root around in that walnut-sized brain for a while? It’s a pathetic nod to self-care I suppose, but

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Rice and Raisins

In my family, we argue over the correct stuffing for the turkey. Among my earliest memories of Thanksgiving, is my dad, in his pajamas, spooning

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Impulse

My impulse to get up and leave surprised me. I’ve heard our communion liturgy a million times, but why thoughts to just walk away –

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Black Flag

A habitual early-riser, I often don’t sleep well in hotels, so I was up early doomscrolling pre-dawn. Given time zone differences, the European climate scientists

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Ripples

It’s all so familiar on a September Saturday morning. Up early, obligations to a student event, though I’d rather have the day to myself. Another

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Wolfy thing

Creation demands its wolves. I keep thinking this as I reflect on two, sort-of obscure anniversaries that surfaced recently. They’re both remembrances of extinctions. One

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