The space between Ski Jesus says be nice to people. Listening to an episode of the Futures podcast on quantum mechanics with physicist Sean Caroll reminded me of a science fiction book I read recently—Micaiah… Read more

Grief “If we love anyone, we will grieve them when they die—and it will be harder, and last longer, than we ever expected.” —Mark Liebenow One of the newsletters I subscribe to (Zeynep Tufekci’s “Insight”)… Read more

A short time ago (a million years ago? Covid time is weird and stretchy and shapeless but combine it with attempted coup time and I don’t even know) I wrote a bit about the Boston… Read more

John Vaillant and the likeways of art “Public property rights stand equally important [to private ownership], for they secure the life sources for all citizens: the air, water, oceans, wildlife, fish, forests, vegetation, and soils.… Read more

The Boston Tea Party is one of the defining stories of America’s founding as a nation. I remember learning about it year after year in school in the 1980s, probably every American kid does. What… Read more

The CSKT water compact and dealing with (or bypassing) ideology “Elites have spread the idea that people must be helped, but only in market-friendly ways that do not upset fundamental power equations. . . .… Read more

Droughts and wandering “Above all, don’t lie to yourself.” —Fyodr Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov I’ve been out of words recently. Lost in wondering what the point of words on pages is. I believe in stories… Read more

Jan Morris and the art of kindness “Be kind.” — Jan Morris, A Writer’s World: Travels and Reportage 1950-2000 A long time ago now, at least within the span of my own life, I was… Read more

Years ago I shared an apartment with a guy who used to take a month-long vow of silence whenever the mood struck him. He was the night cleaner at the coffee shop where I worked… Read more

In memorium “We cannot hope to create a sustainable culture with any but sustainable souls.” —Derrick Jensen quoting a friend in Endgame, volume 2 A few days ago I intentionally caused the death of another… Read more