A Separate Place A Family, a Cabin in the Woods, and a Journey of Love and Spirit

by Brill, David

• ISBN13: 9780452280847
• ISBN10: 0452280842
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

In 1998, David Brill left the stresses and suburban angst of Knoxville and struck out for the pristine Tennessee woods. "A Separate Place" chronicles his journey to the retreat he created where he reconnected with nature and returned to a life of greater simplicity.

Author Biography

David Brill is an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism. His articles have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Men's Health, Backpacker, Outside, and Parenting magazines. He is the author of As Far as the Eye Can See, a collection of essays based on his experiences on the Appalachian Trail.

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(12)
I. Winter
A Suburban Sargasso	13	(16)
II. Spring
Rhapsody in Blueprints	29	(8)
Coming to Terms	37	(4)
Dreams Deferred	41	(10)
Hot Wheels	51	(5)
Interring the Arctic Fox	56	(4)
Mind Games	60	(3)
Breaking Ground	63	(3)
The Girls' First Glimpse	66	(4)
Benton's Mud Hole and the Hammocks from Hell	70	(8)
The Buddy System	78	(8)
Benton's Run	86	(7)
III. Summer
Imperfect Union	93	(5)
The Powder Men	98	(6)
Testing Middle-Aged Legs	104	(4)
Bound for the Top	108	(7)
Moving In	115	(2)
Land of the Toads	117	(8)
IV. Fall
Goings and Comings	125	(9)
Counseled by the Gentle Giant	134	(11)
Logan Eyes the Big Picture	145	(7)
Embraced by the Brotherhood	152	(4)
Deer Cocaine and a Full-Immersion Baptism	156	(4)
A Haunting in Morgan County	160	(11)
V. Winter
Yule Lament	171	(7)
The Ice Storm Cometh	178	(12)
Auld Lang Syne Alfresco	190	(15)
I Didn't Choose to Feel This Way	205	(3)
Destroyer of Worlds	208	(9)
VI. Spring
Wild Embrace	217	(4)
A Separate Place	221	(3)
Witness to a Resurrection	224	(7)
Disposable Dad	231	(3)
A Family of Three	234	(10)
Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore	244	(5)
Marshall Fights Back	249	(5)
Journey to Genesis	254	(6)
Passage through the Doldrums	260	(7)
VII. Summer
Space Invaders	267	(12)
Journey to Forgiveness	279	(5)
Deliverance	284