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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, An Ascent: Considering the Shadows of a Stone Staircase, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago
Originally Published in the Adelaide Literary Magazine Awards Anthology, 2018
Somewhere in San Diego, California
If the woods are haunted, but the forest merely enchanted by shadows and soft light, into […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Flagstaff Rain, English Gardens, and the Fragrance of Ecology, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 6 months ago
A. M. Palmer Literary Nonfiction
Thunderheads rolled in this morning, taunting the seekers of rain with their gray coolness. It’s monsoon season, but most locals are skeptical about the a […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Newsletter Album, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 7 months ago
Newsletter Portfolio
Newsletter creation is wonderful for writers, allowing us to explore graphic design and layout development. I was fortunate to have such an opportunity while working as a park ranger […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Elegance in the Rough: Thoughts on Revisiting Nature, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 8 months ago
Throughout various ages, and for innumerable reasons, people have returned to nature, the landscapes and fauna that endure our influence and thrive in our shadow. Everyone who ventures into this […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, A Library at Twilight: Regarding the Books of Richard Macksey and the Decline of Academic Life, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 10 months ago
One night, while searching for information on private libraries—and there are quite a few of considerable scope and merit—I discovered the collection of Richard Macksey, the Johns Hopkins prof […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Urban, Never Wild: Why I Never Sought the National Park Service, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
Remembering my Years as a City of San Diego Park Ranger
The other day, a friend — also a municipal park ranger, but younger and at the start of her career — asked me a question I had never befor […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Regarding Experimentation: Basic Design Ideas, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
Play invigorates the mind and informs our design work, opening the way for countless new projects to unfold. The exploration of ideas, the discovery of new forms and colors, can occur when least […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Fading Horizons: Regarding the Decline of American Mall Culture, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
First published in Belle Ombre, fall of 2019
For those of us who grew up during the 1980s, the indoor mall—first etched into the landscape by architect Victor Gruen three decades earlier—was a hub […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Books and Fire: Regarding a Literary Landmark, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
It was a strange year, 2020. Thankfully, during the interlude of lockdown riots and “protesting,” Maxwell’s House of Books survived, the owner standing watch through the night, ready to defend his busine […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, Remembrance and Ideas: Journaling, Day by Day, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
Posing as a dialog with oneself, the journal entry records the movements of life, day by day, with stories, amusing asides, and the occasional wink and nod. How many commonplace occurrences would be […]
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A. M. Palmer wrote a new post, A Haunted Face: Environmental Art Motifs in Carvings and Murals, on the site A. M. Palmer's Blog 1 year, 11 months ago
Author Photo: Brian Black, Palomar College Art Teacher
Shadows and strange histories, indigenous lore and personal memories, the mythic qualities of Chollas Lake Park inspired educators Brian Black […]
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