Feed Me. Take me Hunting.

  • Nobody Warns You About The Waiting

    I thought I would write this from the perspective of someone who has been waiting since June for opening day in November, making the wait feel excruciating—especially when there haven’t been many opportunities to hunt all year, aside from the few squirrels we took. But no, that isn’t the waiting game that makes you question…

    Every Family Needs a Season

    Tiny diamonds, strewn about in an obsidian abyss. Volatile, yet constant. Some no longer exist, save for their lingering, visible twinkle. Yet, they remain consistent enough to align with ancient monuments, pyramids, and cave shafts, illuminating them in a fleeting, annual miracle. Modern navigation charts still rely on their steadfast presence—alluring enough to have been…

    Success

    How does one define success?  Webster’s Dictionary: favorable or desired outcome. Cambridge Dictionary: the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for. The Oxford mentions there are 12 definitions, 7 of which are outdated. I’m not a paid subscriber of their website so I couldn’t read them all and I can’t find my library card.…

  • A Shift in Perspective

    I had an entire year’s worth of topics laid out for this blog but things change. Like this week’s topic. Recent events prompted me to yet again shake my head. My name is Jessica Manuell. I’m just a small town girl and yes, the world at times is lonely. It got even more lonely when…

    Why Public Lands Feel Like Home

    I am staring at our public lands while I write this. It’s not hard for me to do. Every morning when I wake up, I look East across the road and prairie to the mountains and rising sun, and all I can see is public land. This morning though, I drove up the road and…