Ella Jaz Kirk (1999-2014) was a talented writer, musician, and lover of wild places, as well as a vocal activist for keeping the Gila River in New Mexico flowing free.   Donate to Ella’s Fund to help keep the Gila free. “I was meant to help the planet. That’s what I was put on Earth… Continue Reading

Words…for Pete

Words…for Pete

  Words are intoxicating. They make a safe cobblestone street that keeps my feet dry. Safe. They allow me to justify my thoughts, to let the feelings mellow out into words. I write story form with such short lines. My words power up and stand there on my page in their loopy, speckly, lined-up way.… Read more

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

here’s a song by ella jaz, the video was compiled and created by patrice, lyrics and chords below transcribed and adapted by josh and jessa;  enjoy it; sing it; play it! Romeo and Juliet D Romeo met Juliet, bound by hatred and bound by death. G                  D             A                F#m                    A Bound by ancient loyalties before… Read more

Canyon Lands,    2009

Canyon Lands, 2009

Darkness blanketed us with sleepiness; I tried not to heed it. We got dressed and collected our things, started the car and drove to Arches as the sky lightened.  Mom was grumbling because it was 6 am and she hadn’t had coffee. She said we would miss something but I was bundled up and ready.… Read more

Paradigm Shift

Paradigm Shift

It is time for society to start adopting more sustainable ways of living, and water is at the heart of that. Wild rivers are being destroyed, and some governments, agencies, and people still fail to see water as anything more than a commodity. Floods and droughts grip the land, and still society belies the idea… Read more

I am Grateful for Rain

I am Grateful for Rain

I am grateful for rain. Yesterday the clouds gathered, pushing up from the horizon, their bellies darkening.  I stood on my roof, the soles of my feet cold on the white metal and felt the first raindrops fall on my lips and eyebrows.  The air seemed to ache as thunder rumbled across it. I can… Read more

What is Anything, Anyway?       ella jaz kirk

What is Anything, Anyway? ella jaz kirk

I am obsessed with succeeding and knowledge, worried most about  squandering this heightened awareness.  I think this obsession of mine is born from my failure in other ways; failure in friendships, in adventure, in beauty. That’s why it hurts so much when I can’t succeed though learning because I often feel I have come up… Read more

Ella's Song

By Andrew Dahl-Bredine