Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Earth.

On foraging an craft
The scissors in my bookbag are the most versatile tool that bridges worlds: They bridge the world of nature and the world of art. As a forager, a natural dyer, and a textile artist, I use them at every step of the way.
By Josephine Clarke5 years ago in Earth
Snapping Turtles
I came across this little snapping turtle bathing in a tire-track mud puddle in the rain. Wherever it had been walking to, the baby turtle had found a wet, comfortable place to rest.
By Andrew Turnbull5 years ago in Earth
So, Climate Change is Happening, But do Enough of Us Care?
I think it’s safe to say that the term ‘climate change’ is truly a household name at this point in time. We’ve seen it on the news, on social media, in movies, and just about everywhere else. Climate change has been a part of mainstream social conversation for a while now. However, in recent years, its prevalence has increased significantly. So, why is this?
By Katie Rees5 years ago in Earth
Let me Be' Kine
Since water is the driving force in Nature, the more I get older, the more I’m wanting to be more like her, water. I ask myself, how can I be a bit more fluid, bubbly, and dynamic in ALL my creative endeavors, educational outreach projects, and basically life itself… so I become like a wave moving across and through the waters. Haven't we all wanted that feeling of excitement in our lives, ocean waves waving? Or can we humans merely enjoy land (locked) living. Yet, alas... breathing and creating on the continents can be a blessing, if we are inspired to imagine, design, and actually do art. So, this is kin to being 'like a mermaid' version of land-living, exploring and forming art creations into activism, or riding the new movement wave of ARTIVISM!
By Dolphingirl5 years ago in Earth
The gift that keeps on giving
Would you believe me if I told you that mind-reading is not so much of a supernatural ability as everyone perceives it to be?
By Stacie Chernykh5 years ago in Earth
Living in joy while loving Mother Earth
Arts, crafts and sewing have played an important role in my life since I was a little kid. I discovered my creativity through sewing when my mom taught me how to create hair scrunchies in the '90s and then I scaled up to make dolls and even clothes. My mom used to say that I was always challenging her when it came to creating certain outfits or dresses. I even designed and sewed my prom dress with the help of my mom. Because of this love and passion of mine, I thought I had to do something and I decided to study fashion design in Puerto Rico.
By Joeanally Gonzalez5 years ago in Earth
Saving the World with Scissors
I am going to save the world with just a pair of scissors. No matter how busy I am, my lifestyle intertwines with my hobbies. My actions will create a ripple effect in the community of people I am creating about urgent environmental topics. My happiness is anything that supports the idea of being sustainable, waste-free, vegan, and minimalistic. With the small daily lifestyle choices I have, I am able to be the change I want to see in the world. Being able to help millions of people and animals around the globe brings me joy. I am saving the world with scissors in not just one way, but three! Bottle bricking, upcycling clothes, and composting are hobbies that use scissors and greatly impact the way we treat the earth.
By Kendall Poland5 years ago in Earth
Hoarder
Since a little girl, I've always found interest in unwanted things. Forgotten things. Discarded things. Looking back, you could probably find some deep psychological reason as to why that was. You could say I found interest in these things because maybe I saw myself in them. That when I looked at this trash, it were as if I was looking in a mirror. Unwanted, but useful. You could tie the absence of my father and my constant failure of romantically keeping a boy in my life since the age of 5 was/is the reason I held these unwanted things so dear. Maybe one would say it's because I felt unwanted and I, as we all do, desired to be surrounded by things like me. Maybe it's because I wanted to make sure nothing and no one felt the feeling i have basked in my whole life. It would make sense. The way I overcompensate in relationships in efforts to make sure the other party stays. The way I try my hardest to do everything right so I'm seen as a good person so people can stay. The way I befriend more people than whose names I can remember so that someone always likes me which i turn would make sure at least one person stays. It's interesting to ponder on.
By Diamond Pearl Jones5 years ago in Earth
Adorn the world
The quality of our lives is greatly improved when we actively use the creative spirit residing in us all. I always assumed every human believed this and acted through their creative being to execute with intent even during the most mundane tasks such as washing dishes or sweeping floors.
By Lynore Routte5 years ago in Earth
New Life Transformation Assembly
Instead of reminiscing on my first documented experience with scissors; one that involved my 18-month-year-old self and my 3-year-old sister attempting to style my hair into a bang. Yes, thankfully it ended safely with a photograph of "The Bayang” to make sure we remembered the experience. Instead, I’m going to begin this story with more interesting childhood memories. I always had a deep connection with figuring out how things worked, the Arts, and Sciences, for they helped shape me beyond my difficulties growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, chronic food allergies, and a weak immune system.
By Ashley M5 years ago in Earth
Green Connection
Connection or connectedness comes in many different forms. It's the common theme or desire among all religions and cultures. It is part of what makes us human, I believe. Happy, healthy individuals typically desire to belong and partake in an activity that resonates with them and fulfills the need for connection.
By A. Lusch5 years ago in Earth
My Little Happy Place
Can you feel it, calm, peace, serenity? Pulsing rhythm, blood and water, connected, steady beats. At one, calm as the sky meets the water, entwining, mirrored, reflected. Wind caressing your skin, flowing through your hair. Cool, soft, gentle caress upon your cheek, tingling the hairs on the back of your neck and into your inner being. Listening within, to that inner knowing, inner wisdom, inner peace, inner triumph, inner depths of longing, dread, defeat. Can you hear it, that whispering sound calling to you from within?
By Crystal R. Hartman5 years ago in Earth