Next Adventure — About This Newsletter
My name is Jesse McEntee, and here I write about many topics, all focused on themes of resilience, place, and kinship. I started Next Adventure to share this writing with you.
You will quickly notice that the topics I write about reflect what is going on in my life, which is both static and dynamic; I generally return to similar themes, but through different experiences. It may be hunting whitetail deer, watching my children grow up, or sharing my frustrations with the screen-based existence. It’s broad, but I believe it’s relatable, even if you don’t share an interest in the surface-level topic. For example, hunting can sometimes be a polarizing subject. Yet the lessons we learn from this pursuit are applicable to everyone.
I hope you will consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time contribution to this work.
[Paid subscribers support the work directly and get a monthly Field Note with occasional gear or book recommendations, field photos, and behind-the-scenes notes.]
The rest of this page briefly describes what you get when you join me. I often record my essays; you can listen to them on Substack or Spotify.
What you’ll get here
Essays — True story from the woods or water. Typically, 2 to 4 times per month. Essays focus on at least one of these themes:
Resilience (e.g., mindset)
Place (e.g., environment)
Kinship (e.g., relationships, connections)
Why this exists
Screens steal our attention; wild places and the outdoors give it back.
Next Adventure is an antidote: practical, personal.
Who sticks around
Desk-locked folks craving non-cubicle-focused experiences
Parents raising outdoors-first, screen-second kids
Readers who’d rather risk failure than doom-scroll
My story in one breath
Horrible student → cross-country runner → UNH → PhD → freelancer who quits any “real” job after 18 months because adventure matters more.
I hunt, ski, and fish across Vermont and everywhere else. My two teenagers grew up answering the same daily question:
“What’s our next adventure?”
Subscribe to get:
Field-tested adventure essays that drop you straight into the moment—no inbox clutter.
Plus the extras – occasional gear picks, mindset mini-posts, and field photos in Notes when something truly useful or share-worthy pops up.
Quick proof I’m not new at this
Bylines in The Boston Globe, Northern Woodlands, Backwoodsman
Start here
Explore our northern border:
Why meritocracy kills spirit:
What a tree thinks about time:
Work with me & gear picks
Books & Gear — reads & gear I share
Services — editorial collaborations
If you’d like to support this work through a one-time payment, you can do so using this link or by scanning this QR code with your phone
P.S. Prefer listening? I sometimes do voiceovers of my essays. Catch the Next Adventure podcast on Spotify.
