My career in photography and the jewelry industry has been long and rewarding, though my first love is writing. I have contributed short fiction, articles, and essays to publications throughout my career. Below is a selection from magazines, journals, and anthologies including a sample of academic papers written for my Master of Arts in Theology.

SOME WRITINGS
BACKYARD

In 2018 I moved back to Maine after two years in Boulder, Colorado. I’ve owned a house in Bangor for many years but never really lived in it. I had decided it was time to settle.

In early 2020 I enrolled in a Master Gardener class through the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension. Inspired by the possibilities of what a small in-town urban yard could become, I decided to start a diary of when my yard ended and when my garden began.

  • Robert Diamante Gareden Diary Backyard Dive in Denver Botanical Garden

    That First Summer (or so)

    Misunderstanding your backyard topography is the second biggest sin you can commit when creating a landscape. The first is not having a plan. I was drowning una...

  • The Beginning

    I wish you could have seen the backyard when I first bought the house. Today, I look out at the devastation I have created and wonder, have I gotten anywhere in...