Author: Jennifer Hartnett-Henderson
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Trail Sitings
I run a trail near my house quite often and on that trail I see many bikers, runners, families and walkers, 99% of whom I never talk to or know but all of whom are memorable. Here’a haiku about one such. White-haired pair hold veined hands ebony skin, pants, skirt. What have they endured?
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The Finish Line
“Finish the work” my Crossfit coach yelled across the gym. Apparently, some were having trouble finishing the last set. I was too busy breathing raggedly through sumo deadlifts to see who she was talking to or if she was encouraging all of six of us. Finish the Work That week turned out to be a…
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Ruth
Untitled by Ruth Asawa Ruth Her gestural grace and minute execution held the air in place. Crocheted row by row, wire flung out enshawled- hemmed in and out, space.
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4 Books that Changed My Life
I was walking to join my husband in the Orange Room at Powell’s and suddenly, out of the sea of books lining the hallway, a book cover caught my eye. I stopped. Red and mallard green and ink swirls and strokes surrounded the title: Fierce on the Page . The word Fierce was sinuously hand lettered while…
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52 Books: The 2nd Half of 2016
At the beginning of this year, 2016, I set a goal to read 52 books. Why I didn’t give myself 2 weeks off for vacation I don’t know. The number 52 sounded catchy. On December 10th, I’d made it to 43. If I add the books I read at, used for reference or just couldn’t…
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Grand Trail
Grand Trail by brothers Alexis and Frédéric is a worship-inspiring coffee table-worthy tome of 16 [famous] ultrarunner portraits (Killian Jornet, Anton Krupicka, Scott Jurek, Anna Frost to name a few) 13 [also noteworthy] trail races portraits (from the more widely known like Western States and Hardrock 100 to ones new to me like Ultra-Trail Mt.…
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Nowhere Near First
Thanks to Sarah Lavendar Smith’s 2016 Gift Guide for Trail Runners post, I bought Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From the Back of the Pack by Cory Reese. I laughed. I cried. I read the book when I couldn’t sleep at night. Reese is not a pro, not a Killian Jornet. He runs closer to…
