Exploring
interconnectedness
through
storytelling
& stewardship
Discover my writing
in Flora Fiction, Litro, Southlands, an award-winning essay about the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and a family drama novel-in-stories.
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with stories in your own neighborhood.
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I've led along creeks and in historic parks.
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Joseph R. Goodall
Writer, Engineer & Naturalist
Featured
Writing
Stories
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'Would They Even Want To?' — Flora Fiction (2022)
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'Raccoon's Eyes' — Litro (2024)
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'Full Immersion' — DeKalb Voices Review (2024)
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'Possessed with Dignity' — Appalachian Places (2025)
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'Body Painter' — French Broads Lit (2026)
Essays & Articles
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'How Short Stories Can Teach Us to Be Present' — Elizabeth White Editing (2021)
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'The First Time I Visited' — Decatur Book Festival (2025)
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'Writers on Not Writing: Making Peace with Hobby Overload' — The Masters Review (2025)
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'The Monk and the Butterfly Counter' — Arabia Alliance Field Notes (contest winner - 2026)
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'Beleaguered Yet Singing: Seeking the Source of the Chattahoochee' — Southlands (2026)
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'Eyes on the Trees: Discovering Relational Networks at an Urban Farm' — Panorama (2026)
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'Wisdom Mapping' — The Spark! (inaugural print issue) by The Department of Public Reimagination (2026)
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'Wilburn Farm Grassland Restoration Hosts Birds, Butterflies and Nature Learning' — Arabia Alliance Field Notes (2026)
Poems
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'Every Day My Community Makes Me' — Lostintheletters (2025)
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'Grant Park in Midwinter' — DeKalb Voices Review (2025)
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Essays, poetry and stories cataloguing my observations and experiences along a backyard stream.
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This historical fiction family drama, creatively presented as a novel-in-stories, is available now in paperback and eBook formats from online and local book sellers.
