Awake in the World, Volume One

This collection of short stories, poems and essays includes the work of more than forty

writers from seven countries, writing about wildlife, adventure and the environment. 

“Leave room in your dry-bag, boat-box, rucksack, even fishing vest, for this rich collection of voices.” 
— CHRIS DOMBROWSKI, author of Body of Water

With a variety of voices writing poetry, short stories and essays, ranging in themes from fly fishing deep in the Beartooth Mountains, surviving a tsunami in Thailand, experiencing clearcutting in a favorite forest, exploring Hawaiian volcanoes, to wishes for a future generation to experience wilderness, and so much between, this book has been a best seller at numerous indie bookstores as well as a favorite at gift shops in Yellowstone National Park.

Includes work from: Tyler Dunning, author of A Field Guid to Losing Your Friends; Chris La Tray, author of One-Sentence Journal; Barry Babcock, author of Teacher’s in the Forest; Anne Casey, winner of the 2021 iGlobal Women’s Award for literature; Daniel J. Rice, author of The Unpeopled Season; Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey; Lauren Camp, Dorset Prize winning author of Took House; Rebecca Durham, author of Half-Life of Empaty; Derek Sheffield, poetry editor at Terrain.org and author of Not For Luck; Taylor Brorby, author of Boys and Oil; and many more.