The Mathematics of Hay (Audio-Essay)

This is a sad but ultimately uplifting essay about a family with challenges that rescues an old Appaloosa.

Cheyenne: Audio-Essay about a Horse

Janisse Ray writes about the loneliness she faces re-inhabiting an old farm in rural Southern Georgia and how to navigate that social isolation.

The Lonely Ruralist: Audio-Essay

On a backpacking trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana, Janisse & Raven fooled a herd of elk into thinking we were rocks. "Raven said later that perhaps we did the elk a disservice, letting them go thinking they could trust humans. Maybe we should have stood and shouted. But I don't think so. I'm glad we waited quietly among them and saw what we saw."

(Illustration is a painting by Raven Waters. His work can be seen at ravensnatureart.com)

Exaltation of Elk: Audio-Essay

This is a short poem about welcoming a new child into the world. It was written by Janisse upon the birth of her son, Silas Ray-Burns.

Welcome: Audio-Poem

This poem published in A LITERARY FIELD GUIDE TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, edited by Rose McLarney & Laura-Gray Street.

Sicklefin Redhorse (Poem Read Aloud)

If it's a story about taking care of life on earth, I'm on it.

Janisse Ray

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