Mud Matters: Stories from a Mud Lover

Jennifer Owings Dewey, a self-proclaimed mud lover, shares a collection of stories that reveal mud's surprising roles in ritual dancing, pottery-making, village construction, nest-building, games, and cultural celebrations. Each anecdote highlights how different communities harness mud's versatility, showing both practical and symbolic meanings. As the narratives unfold, Dewey grapples with the tension between preserving these traditional mud practices and the pressures of a modernizing world. The book provides a personal, accessible look at how something as simple as mud can shape human experience across cultures.