Presence & Pilgrimage by Katie Allen

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Feral Field Notes: Starting In the Shade of a Joshua Tree
A wonderful and weird beginning to my 100 day writing pilgrimage that features burnt knees, “boogers in my teeth,” and the poem responsible for both.
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Day 10 on the Camino: Looking Silly to Stay Cool
A scorcher of a pavement-forward half day of walking from Logroño to Navette, where my inner weather turned glacial.
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Day 9 on the Camino: Lighting Hope on (Literal) Fire
Forgetting to close my backpack from Los Arcos to Logroño and encountering my first off-leash Camino dog.
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Day 8 on the Camino: What Would Carl Do? (Carl is a Slug.)
Passing on the wine but not the mud from Estella to Los Arcos. Plus, reflections on... reflections.
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Day 7 on the Camino: Immediately Going in the Wrong Direction
Walking with my mistakes and musings from Puente la Reina to Estella that led me to sweet treats and even sweeter memories.
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Day 6 on the Camino: Lighting Up Jesus for 1 Euro
Plus, falling in the mud from Zariquiegui to Puenta la Reina and receiving a super sacred nickname.
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Day 5 on the Camino: Blessings and Bubbly Guts
A morning of 10,000 words plus a "nearo" day from Pamplona to Zariquiegui, which I still can't pronounce.
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Presence & Pilgrimage by Katie Allen
Presence & Pilgrimage by Katie Allen
Walking together on the pilgrim’s path—embracing mindfulness in daily life, writing as transformation, and stories from the Camino de Santiago.
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