Water Bodies: Love Letters to the Most Abundant Substance on Earth

by Laura Paskus (Editor), Aaron A. Abeyta

Genres: Environment

150 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2024

About the author

After working as a contract archaeologist and tribal consultant for six years, I began my journalism career at High Country News in 2002. Since then, I’ve worked for KUNM-FM, Tribal College Journal, New Mexico in Depth, and New Mexico Political Report, covering climate change, forest fires, water, and wildlife. I also spent many years freelancing for local, regional, and national outlets like Ms. Magazine, Audubon, The Progressive, Capital & Main, and the Santa Fe Reporter.

Currently, I’m senior producer of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future” on NMPBS. You can watch that program on the PBS App or YouTube (or Channel 5, if you live in New Mexico).

I love reading and being outside, and am super proud of my daughter.

Reviews

[Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of essays and poetry all include water as part of their themes. Paskus has curated a fantastic collection that focuses primarily of the American Southwest but will resonate with anyone who understands the life-giving force of water.

As a Midwesterner who believed where I live will always have plentiful water, Water Bodies gave me pause that in our ongoing drought nothing can be taken for granted any longer.

This is published by Torrey House Press, and the quality of their publications is among the best I've seen from a small independent publisher. Go to TorreyHouse.org to discover more.

[Marissa Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This anthology is so gorgeous. I loved it. Read my full review here: https://rockymountainreader.org/limin...