Uploading something big without acknowledging my absence is the least "me" thing I could think to do; so as expected, here is a video essay about the concept of coming back--framed around one of my favorite book series to read as a young adult.

Special thanks to Gary Paulsen, and Brian Robeson.
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SOURCES:

Buy Gary Paulsen's Works: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/cont...
New York Public Library: https://www.nypl.org/
Madison Hughes:    / @itsmadisonhughes  
"Meet Me In the Woods" Cover:    • Meet Me in the Woods  
Gary Paulsen "All About Kids!" Interview (1998):    • ALL ABOUT KIDS! #269 - Gary Paulsen  
Gary Paulsen Interview (Minneapolis, 1988): https://collection.mndigital.org/cata...
"Brian's Return" Teacher's Guide: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.c...
A Cry In The Wild (Hatchet Movie, 1990):    • A Cry In The Wild (Hatchet) (1990) - ...  

STOCK FOOTAGE BY ARTLIST:

Anna Tolipova: https://artlist.io/stock-footage/clip...
Timothy McGlinchey: https://artlist.io/stock-footage/clip...
Alexander Kuznetsov: https://artlist.io/stock-footage/clip...

GUEST READERS:

Jeffrey Koval:    / @jeffreykoval  
Wes Goodrich:    / @bkcritic  
Michael Ocello:    / @michaelo2000  
Tim Sutton:    / @timsutton420  
K:    / @k.6068  
Heather Faller:    / @heatherm00ch  
Marc Santiago:    / @the_salty_knight  

CHAPTERS

0:00 — Introduction
5:38 — Opening Credits/Disclaimer
6:30 — PART 1: Swift and Sure
11:24 — PART 2: In a Storm
15:58 — PART 3: The Face of Time
21:43 — CONCLUSION: An Ocean
25:50 — End Credits/Outtro
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