


A Half Mountain
James Roberts
20th December, 2022
In the wake of COP27, James Roberts drives a scenic route down the Elan Valley in Wales into a poisoned landscape that holds the untold stories of a people who once toiled there.

Where Water Leads
frieda.bay
14th December, 2022
Writer and herbalist Frieda Kipar Bay tells of fleeing fire in California to follow the trail of migrating forests, in search of a safe haven for her family.

Other Ways to See
Matt Sowerby
7th December, 2022
Matt Sowerby contemplates the complicated legacies of John Ruskin and J. M. W. Turner in his home town, as Ruskin's View crumbles into the River Lune. Third in our series on land, culture and time.


Bringing in the Harvest
Josiah Meldrum
16th November, 2022
Introducing the second edition of 'Sheaf': Josiah Meldrum, on agroecological culture that reflects the mycelial nature of the Earth, the soil and ourselves

Snails
Salena Godden
8th November, 2022
Writer Salena Godden battles with snails and against the odds creates a jewel garden in the dark hour of the pandemic. Then learns that the voracious creatures were not in fact the enemy but her mysterious allies.

Peace and Fire
Nick Hunt
7th November, 2022
First post in a thread of stories about place and time: Nick Hunt follows the Walk of Peace trail in Slovenia through a landscape scarred by frontlines and wildfires

Exquisite Corpse
Micheál Mac Gearailt
3rd November, 2022
Final extract from our latest issue: Micheál Mac Gearailt weaves sensuality, ancient language, and dystopian present in a tale of activism against the Irish forestry industry. With images by William Bock.


The Ones Still Dancing When the Lights Go Out
Michael Guida and Theophilus Kwek
27th October, 2022
Poems from our recently launched ARK: Theophilus Kwek and Michael Guida apply their sharp poetic eye to the more-than-human worlds of insects, reptiles and song birds in times of extinction. With artwork by Lousia Crispin.


Dark Mountain: Issue 22 – ARK
Our full-colour Autumn 2022 edition is an ARK carrying a cargo of testimonies, stories and artwork gleaned after the flood