Archive - Wild Story

When We Were Wild

An astonishing coyote encounter, the connection between wild spaces and our wild selves, and why our public lands are worth fighting for.

Jun 20 •

Jenny O'Connell

April 2025

The First Wild Notes

When you find a flute in a closet after 17 years and it's a thread back to what's real.

Apr 16 •

Jenny O'Connell

March 2025

Follow the Water: The Film

Watch the 17-minute short documentary of our 100-mile source to sea journey for clean drinking water

Mar 28 •

Jenny O'Connell

Follow the Water

Our 100-Mile Source to Sea Kayak Journey Down a Vital Maine Watershed

Mar 22 •

Jenny O'Connell

January 2025

The Empower Hour

One thing you can do right now to get unstuck.

Jan 30 •

Jenny O'Connell

December 2024

But is it alive?

The cost of a wild life; an ode to the tree that made this desk; and how I'm learning to ask my book better questions.

Dec 21, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

November 2024

A song for right now.

Nov 8, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

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October 2024

Godzilla on the Phone

Whalesong, climate action, and the case for phonebanking.

Oct 30, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

September 2024

The trick is there is no trick. There is only paying attention.

Sep 17, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

August 2024

You are, what they call here, an adult.

Magic moments from where wilderness expedition meets creative writing, big life news, and art in action.

Aug 21, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

July 2024

The argument for staying soft and porous in a dangerous world

Jul 27, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

April 2024

7 Ways to Write Your Own Wild Story

Creative writing prompts, upcoming classes, and a reminder that you're alive.

Apr 4, 2024 •

Jenny O'Connell

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