This is a photo of a narrow walking trail alongside an alpine lake on a foggy day. The location is Harris Saddle on Routeburn Track, New Zealand.

Mellisa Pascale

writer and medievalist

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"Purgatory lingering"

(poem)

Dandelion Scribes

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This is a photo of a groundhog sitting among headstones in a graveyard. The location is Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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"Kea Call" (essay)

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature

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This is a photo of an alpine parrot called a kea spreading its wings on a rooftop. Another kea is perched further below, looking up. The location is Arthurs Pass, New Zealand.

This is a photo of a Japanese castle with a white exterior surrounded by a stone wall. The location is Himeji-jo, Japan.

Writing

More prose and poetry in Humans and Nature Press Digital, Dandelion Scribes, and other publications.

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This is a photo of a covered walking bridge in a green forest. The location is Fingerspan Bridge in Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley Park.

About

Mellisa holds an M.A. in Nonfiction Writing and recently completed her M.Phil. in Medieval Studies.

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Images on this page: Harris Saddle on Routeburn Track, New Zealand; Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia; kea in Arthur's Pass, New Zealand; Himeji-jo in Himeji, Japan; Wissahickon Park in Philadelphia. All images are my own and cannot be used without my express permission.