Will Falk’s Life-Centered Writing

The Only Faith We Need

The Only Faith We Need

Feb 4, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass

The Montana mountains standing above Thacker Pass in the north taught me that faith does not move mountains, but gravity, volcanoes, erosion, and moving tectonic plates do. A few days ago, while I was struggling with a lack of faith, two ravens circled above by head...
Where is Brigid on Paiute Land?

Where is Brigid on Paiute Land?

Jan 31, 2021 | Poetry, Thacker Pass

I went searching for Brigid in Thacker Pass on Imbolc. I almost saw her pale face on the lingering morning moon. There was a brogue – I could have sworn – in the ravens’ song before they hushed at my approach. Then, I thought I heard celtic spells in...
Taproot

Taproot

Jan 29, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass

Now that Max Wilbert and I have stayed at Thacker Pass beyond BLM’s 14-day camping limit, a background dread has settled over me. While it’s unlikely that BLM officers will arrest us right away, if they really want to stop an occupation before it gets...
Sage Songs

Sage Songs

Jan 27, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass

Rabbits taught me that each sagebrush has a unique voice. I often take long walks across the steppes in Thacker Pass. It’s not uncommon to spy a rabbit – with one floppy ear pointed one way and one another – peeking out of the tangles of sagebrush branches. Today, as...