A Place to Leave Things

Tag: nature

  • On Oranges and Ownership

    On Oranges and Ownership

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    Holly Leary
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    What does it really mean to own a piece of Earth? Inspired by Black Elk Speaks, this reflective essay follows a walk, an orange, and a growing unease with the idea of land ownership. From ancient property systems to modern survey lines, it asks whether land can ever truly belong to us when water, roots,…

  • The Tick

    The Tick

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    Holly Leary
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    The Tick Long walk, long grass. It’s called grounding now, you know? You stick your feet onto the Earth And it’s supposed to balance your entire being.  But today,  Today I picked up a tiny taker.  Eight legs and not a spider.  A fraud. Phony footsteps onto my arm.  I didn’t know he was there…