What Craig Mod thinks about writing

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Writer, photographer and software maker based in Japan; publishes long-form essays, walking newsletters and self-made books at craigmod.com.

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1. 19 Sept 2026

   Our readingNo other writer has combined precise, plain language with a poet's eye for nature as successfully as Annie Dillard did.

   Their wordsThere are no other writers who have done this as successfully as Annie, whose particular angle on literature and nature was sui generis.

   ↗[RIDGELINE] Walking with Anniecraigmod.com 1st of 2 in this piece