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Pollen Swirls and Holding Community

By Huckleberry Press / May 13, 2021 /

by Amber Jensen Ponderosa Pine pollen drifts and swirls in eddies around the parking lot. A few puddles of lingering spring choke beneath the buttery yellow film. It’s almost summer,…

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Feel, grieve, grow

By Huckleberry Press / December 7, 2020 /

My Gran turned 90 years old in October. She’s had 90 years of human experience.

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Dads, We See You

By Huckleberry Press / June 18, 2020 /

When I was a kid I didn’t consider what it meant to be a dad. My parents were divorced and my early years included visits to my dad’s house every other weekend, holidays and summer vacation.

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Resilience

By Huckleberry Press / April 10, 2020 /

Tendrils of what is going on in our world are tightening their twist around the daily workings of our lives.

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Life Isn’t Canceled

By Huckleberry Press / March 17, 2020 /

As a frequent contributor to this fine publication, I was looking forward to writing a piece that would complement the efforts of the Big Horn show and the Huckleberry Press.

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Practicing Love

By Huckleberry Press / February 6, 2020 /

It’s easy to get sucked in by the social expectations of an agreed-upon action or result.

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Larch: The Torch Glow of the Forest

By Huckleberry Press / December 13, 2019 /

by Amber Jensen The Pacific and Inland Northwest boast all four distinct seasons and part of that is shown in our forest foliage. Of course we don’t have the vast…

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From the Dirt…Breathe Before Christmas

By Huckleberry Press / November 7, 2019 /

by Amber Jensen, www.amberjjensen.com Thanksgiving is an entire month for me. I drag it out as long as I can. From the first day of November to the very last…

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From the Dirt Road

By Huckleberry Press / November 3, 2019 /

I have driven by the car so many times — too many to count really. I’ve witnessed the frosted blankets covering the windows on chilly mornings.

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This ones for you!

By Huckleberry Press / February 13, 2019 /

by Amber Jensen,  www.amberjjensen.com This is for the single people wondering what all the fuss is about. It’s for the couple that weathered the storms of decades and now sits…

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