James D. Witmer

Writing about adventure, backyard wildlife, and realizing there are no ordinary places

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James D. Witmer is the author of A Year in the Big Old Garden, and The Strange New Dog, and serves as managing editor for StoryWarren.com.

As a boy, James wanted to be a policeman. Well, he wanted to be Batman, but he would have settled for city detective, a ranch-town sheriff, or a deep-woods park ranger. This all comes from his love of outdoor adventure stories by Wilson Rawls, Jim Kjelgaard, and Louis L’Aamour (and many others), and eventually led him to a BA in English literature from Grove City College.

James counts reading, bird-watching, and gardening as his hobbies. He lives in a big old house with his lovely wife, three terrific kids, and a fuzzy pet rabbit.

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Hello, I’m James D. Witmer, author of A Year in the Big Old Garden (@bigoldgardenstories), and I’m excited to tell you about my newest book, Beside the Pond: A Big Old Garden Story.
The photo was rushed but the daffodils are once again wakening me to resurrection. Happy Eastertide!
A neighborhood American Robin (of the thrush family) displaying leucism.
The Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs were singing like mad out at the Environmental Center today.
Only one thing around here makes holes like that!
Sketch by @sydniart!

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