Welcome to the Otherworld

Welcome to the Otherworld

Why I'm Burning It All Down

And genuinely looking forward to it 🔥

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Nikki Auberkett
Sep 05, 2025
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There’s an old practice here in the Great Plains region of the United States where the prairie grass would be burned to ash before planting season began.

Not only did this quickly and efficiently clear entire fields in lieu of hacking the tall plants down with blades (and judging from the random prairie weeds currently basking in my garden’s post-humidi…

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