solitude

Solitude Stands in the Window: Thoreau’s ‘Walden’

Solitude Stands in the Window: Thoreau’s ‘Walden’

Henry David Thoreau's Walden as a 19th century model for 21st century COVID-19 quarantine.

Is a Wasted Day the Same as a Lost Opportunity?

Is a Wasted Day the Same as a Lost Opportunity?

Patricia Hampl explores the intersection between wandering, leisure, and the power of the imagination in this thoughtful memoir.

‘The Stranger in the Woods’ Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

‘The Stranger in the Woods’ Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

Self-awareness is subjugated to the author's fascination with his muse in this telling of a modern-day hermit.