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…2 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Feb 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…10 min read·Jan 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…14 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Jan 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…5 min read·Jan 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.4 min read·Jan 1, 2021--1--1
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…5 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Apr 24, 2019----
