FIELD NOTES with Meghan J. Ward

FIELD NOTES with Meghan J. Ward

Fieldlings: The Edge of Comfort ๐Ÿ 

"One breath, two. I kicked off and entered the underwater realm. Floating, observing, marvelling โ€” introducing myself to a whole new world I had only seen in textbooks or documentary films."

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Meghan J. Ward
Jan 13, 2026
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Fieldlings are short stories and essays inspired by nature, infused with the wisdom of the great outdoors.

Eighteen years ago, my then-boyfriend (now husband) Paul and I went on a month-long backpacking trip in the Caribbean.1 Our journey took us to the British Virgin Islands, Saba, Dominica, Sint Maarten, and Antigua, where we camped on beaches, in peopโ€ฆ

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