Poetry, songs, and short stories along with a generous helping of terrific recipes. Through The Wilderness offers an exciting collection of prose drawn from real life experiences that run the gamut from the inspirational to the hilarious, from canoeing to motorcycling, served up in a variety of styles of poetry, songs, and short stories. There is also a generous helping of terrific recipes with special emphasis on the use of sourdough starter. There is something here for every reader Here you can find encouragement, hope and, yes, even love. Frozen deep within the human heart is the capacity to love. This capacity can be ignited by a seemingly innocent spark, even a whisper of an idea. This capacitance, once triggered, has been the cause of the rise and fall of kings and kingdoms. It has moved paupers and princes to great deeds, and altered histories and discovered worlds. In its fullest expression, it will even save your soul.