What is “The Third Thing?”
Have you ever finished a ride, wrapped up a wild swim, or returned from an adventure feeling something deeper, something more true than the thing itself? I think that’s the essence of the Third Thing. As poet D. H. Lawrence describes it, the Third Thing is knowing that water, or matter, or anything really is made up of definable, component parts, but that there’s also another “thing” that makes it what it is. And no one really knows what it is.
On The Third Thing, you’ll find stories of this extra bit of life that we can quite put our finger on, but know makes life worth living, adventures worth taking, and stories worth telling.
There’s also a weekly newsletter capturing stories from around the internet about the Third Thing.
About Me
About Me
I am a writer and digital storyteller living in Boulder, Colorado. By day, I pay the bills through a full time job in climate advocacy and conservation. By night (and mornings and weekends) I’m searching for and compiling stories about what makes life and landscapes and laughter so worth savoring.
Here are a few of my publications:
One Square Inch also viewable as a standalone essay on Outside here
Mountaineers Books | Campfire Stories II | March 2023
Quark Soup
Jabberwock Review | Spring 2023 Issue
What I Took From the River
Tulip Tree Review | Finalist for the 2022 Wild Women Contest
Passing Through the Keyhole
High Desert Journal | 2021 Best American Science & Nature Writing nomination
Encounters in a Museum
Terrain.org | 2016 Pushcart Prize Nomination
Standing on Stromatolites
Zoomorphic Magazine | Anthologized in Driftfish
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