published in 2009
“Living Up There” is a sensational book, beautifully written and massive in scope, and thinking.” — Brian Edward Price “What I find so rare and immediate in this journal is the self-grown quality of the knowledge . . .” – Reed Bye, from the Foreword “I keep reading parts over again because I don’t want to finish it. It’a a world I delight to be inhabiting.” – Sally Dixon “It was as moving, thoughtful, thought-producing, tearful in places, high-peaked, caring, respectful and lovely as it was beautiful.” – Tim Willoughby “When I had to put it down, I couldn’t wait to pick it up again.” – Betsey Hassrick “Living Up There” is so penetrating. Jane is a master of the long personal letter in book form. This city-kid is awed by her recognition of the micro-lives of nature, so many aspects, flavors, uncanny apprehensions unknown to me.” — Ken Jacobs “On one hand, I want to be a little jealous of the hermit’s life but on the other I realize that it’s an inside job all the way; that a parallel book could be written about my family life in NYC; it all comes down to the writer.” – Steve Clay “Walker, the path – this is a rendition by Patricia Dunn of one verse of “Cantares,” a poem in Spanish by Antonio Machado: “Caminante, son tus huellas, “Jane Wodening’s forbears are Henry David Thoreau’s WALDEN and Annie Dillard’s PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK.” — Reed Bye “This book has an ability to put a face on growing things that one watches battling the odds of survival.” — Barbara Lawler, “The MountainEar” Why is it that it seems a gift from the mountain — or from the earth — the moon? — that I feel close to myself, to the earth, to the spirits of things?” – J. W.
Living Up There
"Reality was not invented ten thousand years ago by humans." -- J. W.$15.00 — $25.00
is your footprints, and nothing more.
Walker, the path is made as you walk.”
El camino Y nada mas.
Caminante, no hay camino,
Se hace camino al andar.”
