Jonathan T. Bailey

It is hard to talk about books when the world is burning around us. What I will say is this: this book is about joy and wildness, yes—but it is mostly about adapting under extreme constraint, and finding some direction through the things we cannot face, but must anyway.

If peace is a noun, defined as ‘a freedom from disturbance,’ who is allowed to live undisturbed? Who decides? By what means is it enforced? What does that peace look like?

There will be excerpts in various magazines, which I will share when that time comes.

It’s so special for me to bring these words back to the land. This has been the most spiritual, creative, and joyful project of my lifetime. Much here originated from having far too little water and too much sun. There is, quite literally, my blood on these pages, as well as my salt.

Broad-billed hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris, and environs.

Survivorship bias - U.S. / Mexico border.

Luminescent Hypholoma.

Let last our animal bodies.

Dusk. Ironwood NM. Gopherus morafkai.

Thank you! There's definitely love to the Pacific NW in here. Glad to hear it will be read from there, too!

Thank you for the kind words, Grant! Your support is so much appreciated.

Wow. It’s hard to find the right words for what this has meant to me.

🌞 The Sun Has Shifted As Have I is coming April 2026 from Torrey House Press. Preorders launched today!!! You can preorder your copy via the link in my bio. It will be available everywhere else very soon!

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Sometimes you know when something is one of the most important things you will do. Weird that much is out of my hands after so many years, but I’m thrilled to be re-joining the Torrey House fam. More later. For now, I hope you find the love in this as I found pulling it upward through my ribcage.