Todd BumgardnerA Vision From The PorchThe haze was gone from the air hanging over the field, burned off by the sun as it rose over the southeastern ridge and began falling…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Todd BumgardnerEarn the PrivilegeAs I sit here writing at my kitchen table in Virginia, on the Alaskan tundra there is a bull caribou walking and feeding, living, growing…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Todd BumgardnerFall and FishingIn May of 2015 I told my boss that he had my help until August. Then I was quitting and moving home to Pennsylvania. I’d been living and…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Todd BumgardnerHunting ChatterParked outside a Native jewelry shop in Cordova, Alaska, two of my hunting companions and I waited in the truck while the fourth member of…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Todd BumgardnerGreen PeppersWhen I turned twenty-five, I was living with a beautiful woman in Waterloo, New York. She was blonde, and fun, and I made a whole mess of…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Todd BumgardnerDeath in DosesThe truth is, most people are decent and are just trying to get by. But they are also oblivious to the harsh facts that build the…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Todd BumgardnerThe Little DoeI found the little doe a few yards from a pond. I’d been looking for her since the night before not long after I had shot her.Jan 1, 20211Jan 1, 20211
Todd BumgardnerThe EchoI couldn’t hear, I could only feel warm spray, warm mist on my face. I tasted it. Metal. When I realized it was blocking my vision, I…Oct 4, 2019Oct 4, 2019
Todd BumgardnerSet Through the TreesThe world is a strange place, and we are strange beings. Most of the time we think that the world is continually trying to tell us what we…Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
