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New Mexico author recalls boyhood in new book Beth Nieman “New Mexico author Gary Paulsen’s new book, “Gone to the Woods,” is the story in novel form of Paulsen’s own boyhood. He opens with a long journey north he undertakes alone as a boy of five. Wearing a tag pinned to his jacket in Chicago by his hard-drinking mother, he rides a train filled with war-wounded WW II soldiers heading home. His mother has sent him without food, but here and there someone shares something. He’s so small he gets stuck in the toilet, unable to get out until another passenger needs it and helps him. A...

If you’re an Animal Planet fan like me and enjoy seeing man’s best friend perform athletic feats, then I’ll see you at the Dock Dogs diving competition in Monroe this weekend. My husband and I plan to bring our 1-year-old Jack Russell/Labrador retriever mix, Luna, with us. We’ve only seen this type of competition on TV and would like to introduce our amateur canine gymnast to the sport. My dog is slender, muscled and quick. She needs regular walks and lots of ball time in the backyard each day. We’re also trying to expose Luna to other dogs and people, to help with he...

Jan. 8, 2021 11:42 am ET In Gary Paulsen’s acclaimed 1986 novel, “Hatchet,” a boy gets stranded alone in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash. Equipped only with his wits and a small hatchet, the boy, Brian Robeson, struggles to find sustenance, make fire, and build a shelter while contending with wild animals and the implacable elements. Necessity compels the boy to focus on what is immediate, those moment-to-moment decisions that will determine whether he lives or starves; only rarely can he step back and contemplate the raw beauty of his surroundings. It all...