Hastings Natural History Reservation

04 Apr, 05 AM - 10 Apr, 05 AM

Essentially, I want to re-immerse myself again in the landscape Hastings offered me four years ago. That time, it was the dead of winter; I was writing a novel at the time. But this time it will be spring and I hope to make progress on the California history book that I am writing. It is the story of Johann Augustus Sutter and the empire that he built in California before the discovery of gold and its annexation by the U.S. government. Since Hastings is in the heart of Northern California, I feel like it is a perfect source of inspiration. I cannot simply write at home because I am more or less afflicted by writer's block in this environment. I teach/tutor 7 days a week, march gradually towards a master's program, and otherwise have myriad family obligations. I want to take this week (which is spring break for my students) to recharge and reexamine this book I am writing. I want to take this solitude and time closer to nature to gain perspective, and rediscover, why I was so interested in this subject to begin with.

Visit #35620 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

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Under Project # 29017 | Research

Intercession sabbatical - time to write my book

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Aidan Stone Apr 4 - 10, 2014 (7 days)

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Hastings Cabin 1 Apr 4 - 10, 2014