The Forge

Midlife Unhinged: Why Giving Fewer F@#%s Might ...
You don’t just wake up one day and stop caring what people think.That takes work. Years of emotional erosion. One broken promise, one silent scream in traffic, one “I’m fine”...
Midlife Unhinged: Why Giving Fewer F@#%s Might ...
You don’t just wake up one day and stop caring what people think.That takes work. Years of emotional erosion. One broken promise, one silent scream in traffic, one “I’m fine”...

CHIEF JOSEPH: THE MAN WHO WALKED WITH HONOR, EV...
Some words don’t fade with time.In 1877, Chief Joseph said these words after a 1,400-mile retreat, watching his people starve and freeze just miles from safety. It wasn’t surrender—it was...
CHIEF JOSEPH: THE MAN WHO WALKED WITH HONOR, EV...
Some words don’t fade with time.In 1877, Chief Joseph said these words after a 1,400-mile retreat, watching his people starve and freeze just miles from safety. It wasn’t surrender—it was...

Dorothy Molter: The Woman Who Wouldn’t Leave
They called her the Root Beer Lady.But she was a hell of a lot more than that. Dorothy Molter lived deep in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota, once the...
Dorothy Molter: The Woman Who Wouldn’t Leave
They called her the Root Beer Lady.But she was a hell of a lot more than that. Dorothy Molter lived deep in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota, once the...

Dick Proenneke: Built Different
Ever feel like the world’s just too damn loud, too fake? Like maybe the real answer is deep in the woods, not on your phone? Dick Proenneke didn’t just flirt...
Dick Proenneke: Built Different
Ever feel like the world’s just too damn loud, too fake? Like maybe the real answer is deep in the woods, not on your phone? Dick Proenneke didn’t just flirt...

Lessons in Grit: What Calamity Jane Can Teach U...
In a world addicted to filters, polished bios, and pretending it’s all fine—there’s something almost sacred about a glorious mess like Calamity Jane. She never fit the mold. Didn’t care...
Lessons in Grit: What Calamity Jane Can Teach U...
In a world addicted to filters, polished bios, and pretending it’s all fine—there’s something almost sacred about a glorious mess like Calamity Jane. She never fit the mold. Didn’t care...

Why the Punk Rock and Rebellious Mindset Belong...
For the outsiders, the misfits, and those fighting mental battles Nature has been marketed for decades as the playground of the wholesome, well-adjusted, and well-funded. Think REI catalogs, smiling families...
Why the Punk Rock and Rebellious Mindset Belong...
For the outsiders, the misfits, and those fighting mental battles Nature has been marketed for decades as the playground of the wholesome, well-adjusted, and well-funded. Think REI catalogs, smiling families...