// tortured genius

People often said that he finished sentences for me. Well, he did. He was between me and the world. He Continue reading →

// the ampersand journals

I’m interrupting the heatwave marathon of blackberry picking to share some equally sweet news: A few weeks ago, Bone & Continue reading →

// medium: motherhood

If you’ll be in the Bay Area tomorrow evening (Saturday, May 5), I encourage you to check out Medium: Motherhood Continue reading →

// interview with carol van strum

It’s my great privilege to share an audio interview of Oregon environmental activist Carol van Strum by novelist, memoirist, and Continue reading →

// a season of good news

Portland, Oregon, offers the most dazzling spring of any I’ve experienced. It’s particularly welcome after the coldest February on record Continue reading →

// progress vs. despair

  As the year draws to a close, I’m struck by the marked—and somewhat encouraging—disconnect between top-down and grassroots forces Continue reading →

// robots for the end of the world

  Today in Berfrois: New adventures in subverting expository form—the fifth installment in my occasional conversational essay series with Gregory Continue reading →

// elephants wouldn’t wonder

  Today in Berfrois: the fourth conversational essay in my occasional environmental and food justice film series with Gregory Giles. Continue reading →