Friday, March 7, 2025

Swamps and Deserts

 

Swamps and Deserts

 

She loved swamps the best, but deserts came in a close second.

Most people looked out over acres of either one, said, “Well, that’s a whole lot of nothing” and turned away.

Turning away was the preferred reaction, in her opinion, rather than the dreaded, “Look at all that nothing! Seems like a great place to make noise and tear shit up!”

Swamps and deserts.

Two of the most delicate eco-systems in the world, and also two of the most misunderstood.

Because of course, if you couldn’t build on it or farm it, what the hell good was it, anyway?

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