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Unknown Island North

"Unknown Island North" is culled from Annie Dillard's 1977 "Holy the Firm". A metaphor for a new thought on the horizon, it is "a new island, a new wrinkle, the deepening of wonder." Dillard finds various names for it as she sketches this new thing onto her drawing of the Puget Sound islands visible from her window. I suppose here, in my own way, I am seeking to name the things that most capture my attention as I look out at the world from my perspective. What follows is a record of what I see.

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Location: Siskiyou County, California

Reclusive twenty-something. Married for seven years now to an honest-to-God Prince Charming. Mischievous Christian. Vegan with raw vegan aspirations. Fond of black lace. Cabin-dweller, soon-to-be little-house-in-the-woods-dweller. Constantly online: might as well be physically plugged in to the power outlet and the local server. Holds a BA in Religion, and a Raw Vegan Associate Chef & Instructor certification. Has worked in child care, education, special education, youth ministry, and children's ministry over the past fourteen years. Reads books like Cookie Monster eats cookies. Writer, artist, and musician. Laboriously learning how to dance. Utter scatterbrain. Adores Lewis Carroll's Alice in all her various incarnations. World just gets curiouser and curiouser every day.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Books that Fuel the Veggieness

These are the books that have been most influential in my quest for the good life. They are listed in roughly the chronological order that I originally read them. I hope to review them and their influence on my journey in closer detail during the upcoming year.

Ishamel, Daniel Quinn

Principles and Labs For Fitness and Wellness
, 7th ed., Werner W.K. Hoeger & Sharon A. Hoeger

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, Eric Schlosser

Gaia and God: an Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing, Rosemary Radford Ruether

Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver

Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money, Erik Marcus

Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet, Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina

The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook, Judy Krizmanic

Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Joel Fuhrman

The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes, Jo Stepaniak

The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health, T. Colin Campbell & Thomas M. Campbell II

The Raw Revolution Diet: Feast, Lost Weight, Gain Energy, Feel Younger!, Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, & Vesanto Melina

The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, David A. Kessler


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