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The Word Weaver Podcast - Harley Rustad - Author of Big Lonely Doug

Ch. 16 | Meet Harley Rustad - Editor at The Walrus and Author of Big Lonely Doug

October 3, 2018


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Show Notes

On today’s chapter of The Word Weaver Podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Harley Rustad over tea and cookies at his home in Toronto. Originally from Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Harley spent the first few months of his life living in a tent amongst trees. He grew up climbing them and learned to name the different varieties from a young age. It is fitting that his wildly buzzed about first book was written in their honour.

He is the author of Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees, about Canada’s second-largest Douglas-fir that was saved by a logger and the fight to protect old-growth forests on Vancouver Island.

Big Lonely Doug has been named by CBC and The Toronto Star as one of the top 25 non-fiction books to watch for this fall and is a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

Harley is an editor and writer at The Walrus Magazine. His work has also been published in Outside, the Globe and Mail, Geographical, the Guardian, and CNN. He has reported from India, Nepal, Cuba, and across Canada.

I caught up with Harley in the midst of his first book tour and the conversation proved to be a fascinating one. He was just as articulate, intelligent, and engaging as I’d hoped.


HARLEY’S LINKS:

  • Website: harleyrustad.com

  • Instagram: @hmrustad

  • Twitter: @hmrustad

  • Purchase his book Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees

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Harley Rustad Author of Big Lonely Doug and Editor at The Walrus


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NEW BLOG (link in bio) ~ My *Conflicted* Thoughts on Valentine’s Day 🌸💕
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I love a day dedicated to love - one of the most important, if not THE most important, human emotion. What’s not to like about that? —
On the other hand, the commodification of love and how the holiday targets “couples” is getting outta hand. Romantic relationships, in my opinion, are given WAY too much attention and credit in our world. Even the terms “self-care” and “self-love” are starting to become overused/commodified (but I’m all for their underlying meaning!)...
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🆕 BOOK BLOG + GIVEAWAY!!
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This year, I want to document more of my reading life in my little place in cyberspace. I’ve let blogging fall by the wayside as it often feels self-indulgent and silly, but I realized that I missed it as a form of creative expression.
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As long as I’m writing posts that mean something to me, whether to remember or reflect, “blogging” as a medium, seems far less daunting.
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Books/my reading life are also a huge part of my #writinglife so it feels fitting to ramble about what I’m #currentlyreading, include #bookreviews, and any hot reads from my #TBR (To Be Read) pile 📚.
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I’m trying to get back into a consistent posting sched (bi-weekly) and am figuring out this whole “batch working” thing... so feel free to check my website often for updates under the PROSE section.
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Today, I posted a #BookReview on #WashingtonBlack by #EsiEdugyan 🖤 (link in the ol’ bio) and because I loved it so much I want to give YOU a free copy (hardcover + shipping included!) #bookgiveaway
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Giveaway closed FEB 12 (12am EST)
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I’ll spare you an [insert something about “vitamin sea”] caption and leave you with my day in a series of emojis: 🌅☕️🧘🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️☀️🌴🥑🥥🌮🍻🤤🏖🐠🐬👙🏊🏻‍♀️🛥✨
freshest fruit I’ve ever tasted! been making smoothies every morning and snacks in the aft with all the yummy bananas 🍌 mangoes 🥭 pineapples 🍍oranges 🍊 cantaloupe 🍈 lemons 🍋and avocados 🥑 (does anyone else sometimes forget avocado is a fruit or is it just me?)
🌵🌞 We live in a “busy is best” culture and it’s hard not to let that productivity mentality seep into our subconscious. Taking time to slow down and put yourself first almost feels like a societal sin.
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Coming into this year my mom has been the catalyst for me to re-prioritize. I’ll be the first to admit that the past few years I’ve been so laser-focused on working towards this one big life goal that I’ve allowed the mental/physical effects of stress (incl. anxiety and insomnia) take its toll.
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2019 marks milestone birthdays for both my mom and I, and although I believe that age is just a number, it’s more about using this pit stop on my life’s road map as an opportunity to approach the next decade thoughtfully and retrospectively.
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Looking at the way my mom has made health and fitness a lifelong priority – and witnessing the positive effects that taking care of your body through exercise, fuelling it with the right foods, getting enough zzz’s, taking daily vitamins, making sure to get outside as much as possible etc. reminded me how much those things contribute to my overall happiness and well-being.
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So when she invited us to join her and an amazing group of women who have decided to make health, fitness and travel a priority, despite our “busy is best” culture, I could think of no better way to kickoff this year – and hopefully beyond!
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