Jason Y. Wood

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  • collected works

    Just a small sample of content I’ve written over the years for clients and magazines. More to come soon. Whitepapers: Gevo Whitepaper The Circular Economy Gevo Whitepaper Sustainable Farming Practices and Advanced Renewable Fuels Enewsletters:… Read more

  • Dreaming of Trees

    The wind had picked up. I shut the lights and peered out the back window, my night vision returning. The night sky had darkened to the Southeast, a haze of low, black clouds bearing down.… Read more

  • Independence Day

    Much has transpired since my last post here, and the story just gets better. Our family has a boat.  But it isn’t mine. Even better, it’s my daughter’s: an Optimist sailing dinghy, which we gave… Read more

  • Let There Be Light

    Originally posted on Boy and a Boat: I watched through envy-filled eyes as boaters who had done hardly an hour’s work were lowered from the travelift to the resting river below. “How!? I mean, gahhhh,… Read more

  • Thoughts on Drowning and Other Revelations

    Recently the image of a drowned three-year-old boy on a Turkish beach has awakened something in the world that story after story depicting the horrors of the migrant crisis had so far failed to do.… Read more

  • Firsts and Bests

    My wife Erica and I were able to confirm a few key things about our daughter and boats. You see, I got an assignment for the magazine to take a crewed charter with my family… Read more

  • Lessons from the Sea

    A grandiose title for a post that’s certainly less than complete. I have to try to avoid the stories until I get something going for us. Otherwise they’re just a form of torture. Such as this… Read more

  • Five Reasons I Won’t Give Up

    I know, it’s a weird title for a blog with just three items. Maybe I’ll add a couple more later. Ideas Surrendered Don’t Exist Frankly I’ve realized the ideas don’t come to me as often… Read more

  • Invitations and Showing Up

    I think I’m on the right track. I had a few opportunities with our daughter, to see her and her classmates in action. For one, there was a school field trip. They needed chaperones, and… Read more

  • Putting It All Together

    Funny thing how opportunities arise unexpectedly, especially when children are involved. Let’s face it, kids can be mercurial, and I think a part of that springs from their innate sensitivity to the world around them.… Read more

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