So what did I miss?
Ten months ago, I went on a sabbatical of sorts. The Washington Post Opinions section, my home for the previous 16 years, was dismissing its liberal columnists. Even before this disaster, I had concluded that, after a decade writing about the Trump era, I needed a mental health break.
I therefore moved to the Post newsroom, where I set off on a new exploration of how we might reconnect with nature and restore our humanity. I loved it — and I will continue to write about my misadventures on the old farm I’m rehabilitating in Virginia.