Ebook11 pages7 minutes
Truth, Plight of the Damselfly
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
One perfect morning on the water, author Mary Anne Smrz is greeted by loud trumpeting calls of the Sand Hill Cranes and a twanging bullfrog. Then a chance encounter with a Damselfly leaves the insect shaken. The Damselfly's struggle leaves Mary Anne to face her own truth and a personal challenge about honesty.
Author
Mary Anne Smrz
Mary Anne Smrz is an avid paddler, who uses insights gained on the water to enrich her own life and the lives of others. She finds depth and meaning in her life from the solitude of kayaking. As a photojournalist and natural philosopher, Mary Anne has written three books in the Reflections from the Red Kayak series. She shares her paddling insights and encourages others to do the same. She writes from her home in Wisconsin.
Read more from Mary Anne Smrz
Paddlin' On Trademark Series Shoreline Sleuthing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRestoration, Humans and Nature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunset Paddle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSustenance, Silence and Wild Rice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Truth, Plight of the Damselfly
Related ebooks
Rising Women Rising Tides: Stories of Women, Water, and Wisdom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTour De Farce Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBalanced Scales: Untold Tales, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurf Hellions: Book 2 of Surf Series - Black Diamond Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summer Lifeguards: Piper Makes Waves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeyond the Breakers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dolphin Who Saved Me: How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBadwater: The Shattered God Mythos Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Dragon's Mermaid: Silver Dragon Shifter Brothers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAcross Screaming Seas: Dark Folklore, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Awe of Nature: Why We Should Seek It Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings926 Raindrops - Gift of the Wild Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Become a Mermaid: Embodying the Elemental Energy of Water Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaptain Stevenson's Secret Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Sea Full of Turtles: The Search for Optimism in an Epoch of Extinction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Impossible Resurrection of Grief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Day I Died Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Fairy Tales for Real Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDrawing Down The Moon: Book One of James Island Trilogy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFire: The Mermaid Legacy Book Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDead in the Water Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not George Washington Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5From The Deep: A Tale of Pirates & A Goddess Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurface Level Creatures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSolo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreepypasta: Ghost Ship Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Self Ashored: Navigating your Way on Life's Voyage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Bonny Lies Over The Ocean Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTide & Scale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaution to the Wind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Home & Garden For You
Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Survive Off the Grid: From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers (and Everything in Between) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Home Decor Cheat Sheets: Need-to-Know Stuff for Stylish Living Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Self-Sufficient Backyard Homestead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The New Bohemians Handbook: Come Home to Good Vibes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Frugal Homesteader: Living the Good Life on Less Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/552 Prepper Projects: A Project a Week to Help You Prepare for the Unpredictable Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/510,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Organization Hacks: Over 350 Simple Solutions to Organize Your Home in No Time! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Radical Sewing: Pattern-Free, Sustainable Fashions for All Bodies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBall Blue Book of Canning and Preserving Recipes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Self-Sufficiency Handbook: Your Complete Guide to a Self-Sufficient Home, Garden, and Kitchen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Small Apartment Hacks: 101 Ingenious DIY Solutions for Living, Organizing and Entertaining Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic Household Hints: Over 500 Old and New Tips for a Happier Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life Skills: How to Cook, Clean, Manage Money, Fix Your Car, Perform CPR, and Everything in Between Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
The Creatures Fought to the Death 0% found this document usefulThe Blue Million Miles 0% found this document usefulWalk on Water 0% found this document useful1173 || escaping the riptide of despair: patreon preview 0% found this document useful21. Paris, Pancakes, and Platitudes 0% found this document useful20. Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt 0% found this document usefulThree Ways to Look at Water 0% found this document usefulLow Anthropology with David Zahl (podcast) 0% found this document useful#2: Pratt's Ferry Preserve 0% found this document useful25 | archival as a declaration of love 100% found this document usefulEpisode 149 - Self-Loathing: What’s Gnawing on Your Bones?: The Inner Witch & Warlock 0% found this document useful26. Summertime Fun or Don’t Sweat the Lines 0% found this document usefulNocturnal Nature with Charles Hood 0% found this document usefulSurreal Talk: A.S. King on Validating Teen Trauma 0% found this document usefulHealing Waters - Blue Health and the Isle of Coll 0% found this document useful61 - Jamaica Stevens (On Crisis, Rebirth, Transformation) 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Hayley + The Clarence Lunch Lady MagazineUNLIMITED
Hayley + The Clarence
Sep 2, 2021
13 min readOctopus’s Garden New Zealand ListenerUNLIMITED
Octopus’s Garden
Jun 24, 2024
8 min readRisking It All Trout Fisher MagazineUNLIMITED
Risking It All
Nov 20, 2023
8 min readTales Of A black Mermaid GetawayUNLIMITED
Tales Of A black Mermaid
Aug 12, 2022
3 min readGamekeeper Shooting Times & CountryUNLIMITED
Gamekeeper
Aug 2, 2023
Alan Edwards is conservation manager at Bywell, a Purdey Gold Award estate in Northumberland A gentle plop at the end of a straight line on an almost perfect cast. Surely this time a fish would show some interest in my offering? Sadly not. Wondering
2 min readGamekeeper Shooting Times & CountryUNLIMITED
Gamekeeper
Aug 2, 2023
2 min readBeneath The Surface White HorsesUNLIMITED
Beneath The Surface
Dec 14, 2017
3 min readComing Up For Air Small But Mighty PsychologiesUNLIMITED
Coming Up For Air Small But Mighty
Oct 25, 2022
3 min readMy Story “How An Injured Dolphin Helped Me Heal” Australian Women’s Weekly NZUNLIMITED
My Story “How An Injured Dolphin Helped Me Heal”
Jun 15, 2022
As he slides under my palm my fingers brush against his cool skin, which feels as soft as the finest mulberry silk. I’m weightless, suspended, my feet can’t touch the ground. I tread water to keep afloat. As I awkwardly bob, the wild dolphin dives, s
4 min readFrom Source To Sea White HorsesUNLIMITED
From Source To Sea
Oct 4, 2017
I grew up in a maritime family of surfers, sailors, fishermen and women, at the mouth of the Clarence River in northern NSW. My dad is a ship builder and marine engineer, my brother a boat builder and project manager, my husband a surfer and marketin
4 min readMy Story “How An Injured Dolphin Helped Me Heal” The Australian Women's WeeklyUNLIMITED
My Story “How An Injured Dolphin Helped Me Heal”
Jun 15, 2022
4 min readThe Wise Ones Chat It's FateUNLIMITED
The Wise Ones
Sep 1, 2020
Victoria Ruskin, 35, from Windsor Sitting in my hidden high walled garden on the borders of Surrey, a place with many connections to the fae folk, I smiled as I watched the fairies dance around me. As always, I was delighted that they were courteou
4 min readShe Scribes White HorsesUNLIMITED
She Scribes
Oct 4, 2020
14 min readGrin And Bear It You South AfricaUNLIMITED
Grin And Bear It
Dec 3, 2021
10 min readMy Alaska Cruise, by Way of the Tatshenshini River HarrowsmithUNLIMITED
My Alaska Cruise, by Way of the Tatshenshini River
Mar 14, 2023
5 min readMAKING A splash Chat It's FateUNLIMITED
MAKING A splash
Jan 19, 2021
Carla Watkins, 34, from Colchester, Essex Slumped over my computer, I stifled a bored yawn. Another uneventful day was ticking past at my marketing job, they all blurred into one. It was always a relief when my lunch hour rolled round and I could b
4 min readReports From Near And Far Orion MagazineUNLIMITED
Reports From Near And Far
Nov 25, 2021
susanne paola antonetta MY HOMETOWN of Bellingham, Washington, is a last corner of the continental United States, a final chew of land before the long drink of the Pacific. We’re bound to the west by water, to the east by mountain, and twenty miles t
17 min readRip Tide The American ScholarUNLIMITED
Rip Tide
Dec 1, 2023
8 min readUnder The Sea Pick Me UpUNLIMITED
Under The Sea
Dec 9, 2021
4 min readI Speak For The Sea GetawayUNLIMITED
I Speak For The Sea
Oct 13, 2023
3 min readUs Animals: Writing the Natural World Back into the Human The MillionsUNLIMITED
Us Animals: Writing the Natural World Back into the Human
Apr 25, 2018
There are so many ways for a nest to fail. So many ways for a sentence to fail. In my years as a field biologist I watched how the natural world dealt with the inevitability of failure—in life, mating, reproduction, predation. Unaware, I began to tra
6 min readCobra Tales Kayak Session MagazineUNLIMITED
Cobra Tales
Nov 15, 2022
3 min readWe All Get Lucky NZ HunterUNLIMITED
We All Get Lucky
Jun 12, 2022
6 min readComing Up For Air Go Lightly PsychologiesUNLIMITED
Coming Up For Air Go Lightly
May 10, 2024
3 min readPackrafting Adventure MagazineUNLIMITED
Packrafting
Oct 14, 2021
6 min readMaking Waves Pick Me Up SpecialUNLIMITED
Making Waves
Apr 21, 2022
4 min readReturn to Anchor Bay GuidepostsUNLIMITED
Return to Anchor Bay
Jul 25, 2023
5 min readJASON & THE WHALE Foiling MagazineUNLIMITED
JASON & THE WHALE
Nov 23, 2023
2 min readHanging On Yachting WorldUNLIMITED
Hanging On
Sep 9, 2021
John Passmore is a man unafraid to move with the times. A professional journalist with a distinguished newspaper career, he now hosts a powerful online presence in the guise of his channel oldmansailing.com. The quote at the beginning of his recent b
8 min readLucky, Unlucky: Great White Evening Bite Hawaii Fishing NewsUNLIMITED
Lucky, Unlucky: Great White Evening Bite
Apr 1, 2022
8 min read
Reviews for Truth, Plight of the Damselfly
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Truth, Plight of the Damselfly - Mary Anne Smrz
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1