Cover Photo: Photograph courtesy of the author
Photograph courtesy of the author

Walking Off Grief on the Appalachian Trail

Every hiker is called to the trail for a different reason, but we all share a common goal: We all want to finish.

What kind of trail starts at the top of a mountain?

so cool

What’s the reward?

Leaves of GrassWhat is the grass?

Why are you even doing this, really?

Wild

I know these things are super hard to talk about, but I’m glad us Cheryls have a way of finding each other!

I could never

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I could never

Leaves of Grass Final Harvest

The hallowing of Pain
Like hallowing of Heaven,
Obtains at a corporeal cost—
The Summit is not given
To Him who strives severe
At middle of the Hill—
But He who has achieved the Top—
All—is the price of All—

miss

What’s the reward?

the price of All

Gunnar Lundberg is a writer currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He enjoys Ina Garten memes, hiking, and reading by the campfire. He has previously been published in Ayaskala, Dollar Store Magazine, Sledgehammer, Xene and The Birdseed.