Out of the Wild with Ken Ilgunas
Author of travel memoirs "Walden on Wheels" and "Trespassing across America." Also, movie critic, "right to roam" advocate, and psychotherapist in training. From Western New York, writing from Scotland.
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Freelance Writer Reborn (opens the original)
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25. Roderick Nash on Wilderness, Old Age, and the Next Thousand Years (opens the original)
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The Ultimate Life Hack (opens the original)
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I’m pretty close to my peak-health. Every morning, I drink a “kale smoothie,” and once a week a ginger shot. I give myself an 8-out-of-10 for sleep (daughter still wakes me up too much), and I probably haven’t been fitter than I am now since my high school days of “two a day” football practices. Like so many other people, I’ve pretty much given up alcohol and all my other vices (dark chocolate) are being appropriately managed. Subscribe now<div class="captioned-image-contai
Graveyard of Book Ideas (opens the original)
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Yesterday, I polished off my book proposal for my book-in-progress, The Future Wild: A Rewilded World, a Resurrected Bestiary, and Nature’s Next Big Comeback.Usually, when I think I’m done with a writing project, that means I have at least another six months of work ahead of me, and maybe that’s the case here, but it nevertheless feels like a milestone. Subscribe nowThis book idea, like any book idea, requires a lot of investment. Last year, around this time, I spent about $3K t
24. Gordon Buchanan: Rewilding Scotland, ADHD, and the second half of life (opens the original)
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