I love this entire essay, with your revelations about the poisons released in urban areas and your escape. Because my husband and I too sleep in a canvas tent in the summer, I loved these lines: "In time, in a high valley we too will find a plot of land, though we cannot afford construction. Instead, we spend summer nights sleeping in a canvas tent that feels permeable to the outside, to the wind and rocks and stone walls and calls of coyotes and owls, the stars and comets...."
So, what happened? Did your multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) go away once you left London? Did your husband actually follow? Are you well now? Maybe the answers lie in the book!
Wow, I couldn’t stop reading this and want more. I guess that means I need to buy the book! Truly compelling prose, thank you.
It’s just an amazing read!
So appreciated this. The Catskills, my unexpected home as well.
What beautiful, brilliant prose.
I love this entire essay, with your revelations about the poisons released in urban areas and your escape. Because my husband and I too sleep in a canvas tent in the summer, I loved these lines: "In time, in a high valley we too will find a plot of land, though we cannot afford construction. Instead, we spend summer nights sleeping in a canvas tent that feels permeable to the outside, to the wind and rocks and stone walls and calls of coyotes and owls, the stars and comets...."
Simply gorgeous.
So, what happened? Did your multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) go away once you left London? Did your husband actually follow? Are you well now? Maybe the answers lie in the book!
Indeed in the book-- this just the beginning then time changes, the world changes...
I love this whole book!
I could literally smell everything in this article Beautiful words to tickle the senses 👏