2025 was the third year of publishing to Wandervogel here, but it is the first one, I think, where I was able to treat it as its own project—as opposed to a side place for long-form posts. It was in turn very enjoyable and drew many new people in: from 300 to 1,600 readers and nearly 100,000 reads for the year. I am thankful to the many people, with both far wider and smaller audiences, who enthusiastically shared it over the year.

Please stay tuned for further iterations in Great Heathens series, as well as future projects and writings on Romanticism, paganism, vitalism, evolution, and all that exists at the crossroads of nature, life, and religion… 🥂