packrat – Terry Nichols

May 3, 2022

Wrestling a Jackfruit

A battle ensued. The individual edible flowers were interconnected with “tendons” that anchored them to the spiky peel and pithy center, and I had to slice and tug and rip and curse to get the flowers out. Continue reading

Food, India, memoir, travel, trees

exotic fruit, India, jack tree, jackfruit, killer fruit, packrat, rabbit food, spikey rinds

November 3, 2021

Packrat Den Demolition

I reached the sanctum sanctorum. A perfect ball of fluff made from a piece of jeans insulation interwoven with black cat hairs. The hole hollowed out of the center provided a soft and warm place for the architect to sleep. Continue reading

animals

animal habitat, desert animals, packrat, packrat den, packrat nest, packrat survival, sanctum sanctorum

February 23, 2021

My Debut Novel, The Dreaded Cliff

Everyone can relate to family, home, friends, and wanting to be part of something bigger. And losing your way and finding that wise inner voice that guides you. Continue reading

animals, author, book

ancestral home, badger, desert animals, fantasy, great horned owl, kangaroo rat, midden, packrat, porcupine, Volkswagen van, woodrat