Tales Of A Mantis Visit

Amanda Kristen
6 min readJun 23, 2021

Finding peace in nature, and solace in animals

Three months ago, I made the 2nd most significant personal endeavor of my life. On a whim, I decided I wanted to leave rainy Washington state and move to the sunny desert of Arizona. The desert called to me, and I followed its call.

As I write this, we are gearing up for our first summer heatwave: 118 degrees over the coming days. The heat is…

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Amanda Kristen

Stories about animals and normalizing death and grief. Occasional personal nugget. Desert living, coffee-addicted, dog-snuggler.