FIELD NOTES with Meghan J. Ward | Substack

Where we've been, where we're going

Reflections from the French countryside.

Apr 16 • Meghan J. Ward

Recent Posts

Letters Home #53 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

May 2 • Meghan J. Ward

Letters Home #52 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

Mar 27 • Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings: The In-Between

"It’s like waking in a sleeping bag on a cold morning, facing the inevitability of the moment you’ll need to unzip it."

Mar 10 • Meghan J. Ward

The currency of our attention in a world that wants it

Reflecting in stillness before the tide of demands returns.

Feb 17 • Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings

Fieldlings: The In-Between

"It’s like waking in a sleeping bag on a cold morning, facing the inevitability of the moment you’ll need to unzip it."

Mar 10 • Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings: The Edge of Comfort 🐠

"One breath, two. I kicked off and entered the underwater realm. Floating, observing, marvelling — introducing myself to a whole new world I had only…

Jan 13 • Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings: Like a Child ☃️

"I remember those solitary sessions feeling, at times, like I was turning a rusty wheel to get a machine going."

Dec 3, 2025 • Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings: Slow Entry ❄️

"Now that you can picture me submerged in a glacier-fed lake, it’s worth telling you: I don’t like to be cold."

Nov 4, 2025 • Meghan J. Ward

Letters Home

Letters Home #53 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

May 2 • Meghan J. Ward

Letters Home #52 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

Mar 27 • Meghan J. Ward

Letters Home #51 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

Jan 28 • Meghan J. Ward

Letters Home #50 💌

Writing from: Banff, Alberta

Dec 23, 2025 • Meghan J. Ward

Milestones

Milestone #12: A seismic shift from small changes 🙌🏻

Looking back on a 12-month commitment to reshaping my relationship with time.

Dec 13, 2024 • Meghan J. Ward

Milestone #11: Being a human in a busy world 🙄

Have I made any progress on this?

Nov 22, 2024 • Meghan J. Ward

Milestone #10: The importance of margins 📝

What would life even be without constraints?

Oct 29, 2024 • Meghan J. Ward

Milestone #9: On being a lazy genius 🙃

Lessons from Kendra Adachi.

Sep 13, 2024 • Meghan J. Ward

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