// 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 →

// crab creek review

I’m excited to share that the latest issue of Crab Creek Review (2018, Vol. I) can now be ordered online 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 →

// empty mirror & in bed

In keeping with the season of good news, I’m excited to share two more recent publications: four excerpts from California 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 →

// bodies in thin air

  ICYMI, Greg and I published the sixth conversational essay in our occasional series for Berfrois—this time about valuing property Continue reading →