When Writing Becomes
Many of my stories, like WIND, are fantasies. They arise from my imagination, growing out of the fertile cultural wealth of inherited...
Saving Ancient Trees
Trees are in trouble, and they’re our lifeline to the future. Here’s how one man is ensuring the survival of the planet’s most ancient trees
Forest Goddesses
My children's visionary fantasy WIND includes a forest goddess, a shape-changing tree spirit. She feels mythic and real to me; I see her...
The Day the Lion Came to Call
You are Invited! Children (and adults), you are invited to share your illustrations for The Day the Lion Came to Call. The story was...
Ways to Nourish Ourselves During Social Distancing
One thing to do during social distancing is to take this time to really pause and deeply rest. Sleep more, which boosts immune systems....
Becoming a Grove Tender for Tree Sisters
My nickname in High School was Elf Ellie because I've always loved to play in wilderness. But I never imagined the perfect job title for...
Awakening the Snake
Clare Dubois, founder of Tree Sisters, is currently in Ecuador doing ceremony with the Kogi elders. The Kogi elders are an indigenous...
Tree Sisters
Tree Sisters is a UK charity planting millions of trees, with the goal of a billion a year. Forests, which sequester carbon, can have a...
Tuning into Trees
Walk in the forest. Feel the wind caress your cheeks. See the light slanting through branches. Smell the fresh, oxygenated air. Hear the...
Why the miracle forest of Gaviotas gives us a reason for hope
In 2010, my husband, Steve, traveled to Colombia to visit the sustainable community of Gaviotas and to ask for founder Professor Lugari's...