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David C. Mahood
This site is dedicated to the written work of author David Mahood. From books to poems to thoughtful musings, it is a reflection of the sentiments of a curious mind.
"I write to offer a voice to wandering minds that can’t stop dreaming, can’t stop emoting, and can’t be quiet."


Last night's orange sunset,
a turn of nature,
spotlighting our differences.
Tomorrow, Route 88
will take us in three directions:
To parents, wives and lovers.
excerpt from
Arizona
(1998)

Unfortunately, writing has become a specialized art but what is even more lamentable is that we have readily accepted it.

David Mahood's quest for sustainability led him on a wide ranging and introspective journey that included encounters with a diverse group of people. From turtle rescuers to hemp designers, from foresters to worm farmers, from renowned ecologists to Seneca historians, his twenty-year journey is chronicled in a story of environmental compassion and awareness. In an effort to make sense of it all, he revisited many of the sources of his inspiration and asked them:
If you had one green deed…
#onegreendeed

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