Julie, this is beautiful. I listened once, read it two times, saving it for a fourth time, might even share it during book club tomorrow. Yes, to Sally's comment The Hidden Life of Trees. Also, Entangled Life but more than both of these - a great story that resonates and feels as touchable as the rough bark of a tree, the newly emerging leaves, and a shared history of human and trees, if only we pay attention.
This was so lovely, Julie! I felt so many things - I wanted to warn Ace not to trust the walking people completely, even if Bettina and Sam can be. I felt Mother’s bitterness and I think of how we all start off a little sweet. Perhaps the most profound feeling is trees witnessing multiple generations and yet, it’s not
Well done Julie! I love the title. Bringing in the mother tree, with her bad attitude, offers an edge to the story and deepens the sense of exploring the realms of humanity (and trees). I liked when you wove in the comment about the socials/internet with the network of trees and now I will hold that visual in my mind.
I can't imagine the effort to write a piece like this and look forward to the other installments. 10/10!
Beautiful. I love it. I’m looking forward to the next part. I’m reminded of the book The Hidden Life of Trees. How wonderful and alive and interconnected trees are! Thank you, also, for the link to the map! We have a land acknowledgement statement adopted by the city council where I live. Among other things, I learned I’ve been pronouncing all our local names incorrectly!
I've been noticing in my inbox that you had a story in installments that I was missing this month, so I waited til I could start at the beginning. I'm hooked on the characters, the language, the point of view, and the clear array of serious conflicts that might flare up. This is off to a wonderful start!
Buskers even playing well known covers rarely make much money. Those of us that concentrated on our own songs were far less likely to afford paying for recordings. The travelling lifestyle choice was more important than investing for return or for fame. I loved it....
Wow Julie ! Beautiful. Sentient trees I have found in so many stories, and in 1986 I wrote a song in which the refrain was "For I have flown 42 times round the Sun"..... Seems that Humans are mycelial too, tree families in our every cell, remembering their roots, n'est pas
Julie, this is beautiful. I listened once, read it two times, saving it for a fourth time, might even share it during book club tomorrow. Yes, to Sally's comment The Hidden Life of Trees. Also, Entangled Life but more than both of these - a great story that resonates and feels as touchable as the rough bark of a tree, the newly emerging leaves, and a shared history of human and trees, if only we pay attention.
Julie!!! 💛✨ I love this. I didn’t want it to end.
This was so lovely, Julie! I felt so many things - I wanted to warn Ace not to trust the walking people completely, even if Bettina and Sam can be. I felt Mother’s bitterness and I think of how we all start off a little sweet. Perhaps the most profound feeling is trees witnessing multiple generations and yet, it’s not
Well done Julie! I love the title. Bringing in the mother tree, with her bad attitude, offers an edge to the story and deepens the sense of exploring the realms of humanity (and trees). I liked when you wove in the comment about the socials/internet with the network of trees and now I will hold that visual in my mind.
I can't imagine the effort to write a piece like this and look forward to the other installments. 10/10!
Beautiful. I love it. I’m looking forward to the next part. I’m reminded of the book The Hidden Life of Trees. How wonderful and alive and interconnected trees are! Thank you, also, for the link to the map! We have a land acknowledgement statement adopted by the city council where I live. Among other things, I learned I’ve been pronouncing all our local names incorrectly!
I've been noticing in my inbox that you had a story in installments that I was missing this month, so I waited til I could start at the beginning. I'm hooked on the characters, the language, the point of view, and the clear array of serious conflicts that might flare up. This is off to a wonderful start!
Julie, I'm sooo happy to see Heartwood Part 1 here. I love this story so much. ❤️
Brava, can't wait for more parts, and this length is just right. Also, beautiful artwork. A delight!
Buskers even playing well known covers rarely make much money. Those of us that concentrated on our own songs were far less likely to afford paying for recordings. The travelling lifestyle choice was more important than investing for return or for fame. I loved it....
I also love the POV in this and how you sensitively conveyed the interrelationships. Looking forward to part II!
Never recorded any of my songs, but this one was added to in significant years, with the number of flights increasing....
Wow Julie ! Beautiful. Sentient trees I have found in so many stories, and in 1986 I wrote a song in which the refrain was "For I have flown 42 times round the Sun"..... Seems that Humans are mycelial too, tree families in our every cell, remembering their roots, n'est pas
I liked this very much. Look forward to reading more.