Ingrid L. Taylor

CW: self-harm, mental health issues May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I’m reminded that I wouldn’t be here today if my dog Mathilda hadn’t saved my life at one of my lowest points. I wrote about her in a HuffPost article last year. This month leads me to reflect on the ongoing stigma and […]

Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment. – Ellis Peters I started out 2023 with the most profound burnout and exhaustion of my life. Over the previous year, I’d not only undergone a significant career transition–first to freelance writing, then to becoming an editorial director for a veterinary publishing department–but also faced a […]

Earth Day is an everyday practice. A recognition of care for and community with the greater-than-human world. In celebration of Earth Day, I’m highlighting some of my ecopoetry that’s available to read online. “What Howls Beneath,” and “The End, And Then…” in Red Canary Magazine’s Eco Lit Series. “Birdstrike” in Claw and Blossom. “Communion” in […]