{"id":2,"date":"2016-06-21T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowendwelle.com\/grapefruit\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T16:25:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bowendwelle.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This personal site mirrors the writing that I publish on <a href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/\">my Substack<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy my writing, <strong>please subscribe<\/strong> to receive new posts automatically \u2014 just <a href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/subscribe\">click on this link<\/a>, or use the form at the bottom of the page. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp_rss_retriever\"><ul class=\"wp_rss_retriever_list\"><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/deconstructing-the-tanha-of-coffee\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"I&#039;d love to get a coffee\">I&#039;d love to get a coffee<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/deconstructing-the-tanha-of-coffee\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a0b6b12-4c5a-400c-a75d-568c4e2d6a49_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"I&#039;d love to get a coffee\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Deconstructing the tanh\u0101 of coffee <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/deconstructing-the-tanha-of-coffee\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"I&#039;d love to get a coffee\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>January 17, 2025 - 9:13 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/drapas-shirt\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"We all need our own philosophy\">We all need our own philosophy<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/drapas-shirt\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97b04c48-40a9-46f9-bb79-bbe976c6cd1f_3264x2448.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"We all need our own philosophy\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">How a dream of &quot;Drepa&#039;s Shirt&quot; illustrates my personal philosophy and mythology <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/drapas-shirt\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"We all need our own philosophy\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 18, 2024 - 11:53 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/nothing-says-home-to-me-more-than\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Nothing said \u201chome\u201d to me more than an empty house\">Nothing said \u201chome\u201d to me more than an empty house<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/nothing-says-home-to-me-more-than\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9dcc550-0dcf-4ed1-8ecf-5cf414c9abac_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nothing said \u201chome\u201d to me more than an empty house\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Home is about walking what\u2019s real\u2014and not away\u2014or alone. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/nothing-says-home-to-me-more-than\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Nothing said \u201chome\u201d to me more than an empty house\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>September 18, 2024 - 9:30 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/say-everything\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Say everything\">Say everything<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/say-everything\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F28a4ca4f-991e-4894-9e59-a71831212374_2316x3088.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Say everything\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Speaking freely, self expression\u2014and saying it with love <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/say-everything\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Say everything\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>July 16, 2024 - 9:19 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/wayfinding-and-social-adventure-in\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness\u2014and eating well\">How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness\u2014and eating well<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/wayfinding-and-social-adventure-in\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b391a6-5bb8-4b35-b535-e2c333f73614_3968x2976.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness\u2014and eating well\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Wayfinding and social adventure in Sardinia <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/wayfinding-and-social-adventure-in\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness\u2014and eating well\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>June 26, 2024 - 9:35 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/against-recovery\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Against Recovery\">Against Recovery<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/against-recovery\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa2943516-f833-4d51-b304-dc405161b429_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Against Recovery\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it&#039;s a ghost river, pouring dust. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/against-recovery\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Against Recovery\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>April 27, 2024 - 8:30 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/earning-my-bread\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Earning my bread\">Earning my bread<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/earning-my-bread\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70cfe929-8229-4f33-8d3d-1a3b24395671_2079x2772.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Earning my bread\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">On work, money, and escaping the machine from the inside <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/earning-my-bread\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Earning my bread\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>March 27, 2024 - 9:04 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/an-ordinary-disaster-in-2024\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"An Ordinary Disaster in 2024\">An Ordinary Disaster in 2024<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/an-ordinary-disaster-in-2024\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea761005-7581-400f-a2dc-354cac952a73_3611x2708.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An Ordinary Disaster in 2024\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Prepare yourself, create options\u2014or just walk. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/an-ordinary-disaster-in-2024\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"An Ordinary Disaster in 2024\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 31, 2023 - 11:27 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-get-good-at-what-we-do\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"&quot;We get good at what we do.&quot;\">&quot;We get good at what we do.&quot;<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-get-good-at-what-we-do\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb58359d1-04d9-43d2-b4e0-b4bceca851fd_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;We get good at what we do.&quot;\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Donna McArthur of The Bright Life <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-get-good-at-what-we-do\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"&quot;We get good at what we do.&quot;\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 20, 2023 - 10:01 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/learning-to-ride\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Learning to ride\">Learning to ride<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/learning-to-ride\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33093a5c-55cf-4fde-969e-22ee5aa36419_3875x2906.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Learning to ride\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour. I make my way up to the end of each one and wheel around to the next, sucking in the salt air and the winter light that slants in over the headlands, checking the minus tide, the mud exposed in the flats, listening to the birds out searching for grub, giving each neighbor a nod and a smile&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/learning-to-ride\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Learning to ride\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 13, 2023 - 2:12 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-all-need-our-own-philosophy\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"\u201cWe all need our own philosophy\u201d\">\u201cWe all need our own philosophy\u201d<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-all-need-our-own-philosophy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd20d5721-ea19-4def-96d2-9e4ffbb9c566_1280x720.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cWe all need our own philosophy\u201d\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Latham Turner of Get Real, Man on writing to explore, how \u201cadventure doesn\u2019t happen by accident,\u201d writing as men and the transition into being an older man, using research in storytelling, how \u201cwe all need our own philosophy,\u201d the challenge of positive confrontation and \u201cthe Goat Work,\u201d how we relate to our immediate geography, long-distance walking, wayfinding, personal spirituality, and the gods we\u2019re praying as. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-all-need-our-own-philosophy\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"\u201cWe all need our own philosophy\u201d\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 6, 2023 - 2:12 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/acquiring-the-skills-of-growth\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Acquiring the skills of growth\">Acquiring the skills of growth<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/acquiring-the-skills-of-growth\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e4742e1-4ff7-43b0-ae90-9c2b02ef62e3_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acquiring the skills of growth\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Change can seem entirely impossible\u2014and, it can be normal, and easy. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/acquiring-the-skills-of-growth\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Acquiring the skills of growth\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>November 15, 2023 - 6:17 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/love-as-a-place\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Love as a place\">Love as a place<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/love-as-a-place\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c8d348b-d628-431e-bf6c-e8c10c0d4df4.heic?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Love as a place\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">a clutch of roses dropped in a Capp Street crosswalk <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/love-as-a-place\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Love as a place\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>November 8, 2023 - 1:49 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/inspiration-from-2023-10\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Inspiration from Fall 2023\u2014and a reader survey!\">Inspiration from Fall 2023\u2014and a reader survey!<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/inspiration-from-2023-10\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc1b3370-0bbf-4166-971b-061412efbce5_3024x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inspiration from Fall 2023\u2014and a reader survey!\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Sophie Strand, Ben McGrath, John and Monica Chapman, Jessica Carew Kraft, Kendra Atleework, Paul Kingsnorth, Stewart Brand, Holly Payne, Bari Weiss, Scott Galloway, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Lyons <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/inspiration-from-2023-10\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Inspiration from Fall 2023\u2014and a reader survey!\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>November 1, 2023 - 5:15 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/the-love-of-strangers-1000\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Let\u2019s kill &#039;content,&#039; and reclaim &quot;growth&quot;, OK?\">Let\u2019s kill &#039;content,&#039; and reclaim &quot;growth&quot;, OK?<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/the-love-of-strangers-1000\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7049b6-8de3-46dd-869a-6e1bd09b5d21_1125x1331.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Let\u2019s kill &#039;content,&#039; and reclaim &quot;growth&quot;, OK?\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">And, this is the house where they&#039;re giving out full MFA&#039;s <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/the-love-of-strangers-1000\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Let\u2019s kill &#039;content,&#039; and reclaim &quot;growth&quot;, OK?\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>October 25, 2023 - 5:55 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/a-series-of-compulsions\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Salvational or &quot;a series of compulsions&quot;?\">Salvational or &quot;a series of compulsions&quot;?<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/a-series-of-compulsions\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9b149f98-66a5-4ee2-adb6-92a356bd7d4d_1280x720.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Salvational or &quot;a series of compulsions&quot;?\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Sam Kahn of Castalia <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/a-series-of-compulsions\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Salvational or &quot;a series of compulsions&quot;?\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>October 18, 2023 - 2:02 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/im-here-to-tell-the-truth\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"I&#039;m Here To Tell The Truth\">I&#039;m Here To Tell The Truth<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; 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height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/staying-sane-with-research-notes\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67afe1c6-3623-4c10-a75f-b082dc281ccd_4032x3024.jpeg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Using Scrivener, a good pencil, Zotero, and Obsidian together as a system <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/staying-sane-with-research-notes\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>October 4, 2023 - 10:46 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/life-as-a-goat\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Life As A Goat\">Life As A Goat<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/life-as-a-goat\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6a0ec88a-943e-43f6-95bc-89a2371ec421_1280x960.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Life As A Goat\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">That thing up there, on top of your body\u2014it&#039;s is not for thinking. <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/life-as-a-goat\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"Life As A Goat\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>September 27, 2023 - 1:01 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bowendwelle.substack.com\/p\/we-need-wild-fathers\" rel=\"nofollow\"title=\"We Need Wild Fathers\">We Need Wild Fathers<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:200px; 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