The last nature essay?
Too often nature writing feels concocted in a laboratory: antiseptic, carefully controlled, and obsessed with technology. A wonderful counterexample this week comes from Gary Ferguson in the Los Angeles Times.
I was drawn in by the specificity of the descriptions, especially the smells. I was pulled along by the richness of the metaphor. And then of course there's the depth of feeling to the piece: this is no mere walk in the woods.
Ready for the irony? The newspaper has decided it doesn't want to publish anything more like this.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks...
I was drawn in by the specificity of the descriptions, especially the smells. I was pulled along by the richness of the metaphor. And then of course there's the depth of feeling to the piece: this is no mere walk in the woods.
Ready for the irony? The newspaper has decided it doesn't want to publish anything more like this.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks...