Walking composition The most recent science fiction short story selection posted to my Threadable reading circle is N.K. Jemisin’s “Cloud Dragon Skies” from her collection How Long ’Til Black Future Month? The theme for this… Read more

Walking composition My interview with the Water Cooler Podcast is out. It was a wide-ranging conversation. I’d forgotten that we talked about conspiracy theories straight off the bat. The first hour is mostly about walking,… Read more

Walking composition Next week, July 9-12, is the international Reclaiming the Commons conference in Portland, Oregon. I’ll be on a panel titled “Tales of Loss and Restoration” on July 10th. If you’re in Portland and… Read more

Introduction No Trespassing: How the Ancient Struggle for Ownership, Private Property, and the Rights of the Commons Will Define Our Future Reminder: Comments are closed. Feel free to print for yourself, or email me an… Read more

“No Trespassing” book update and a little photo journey . . . Do you ever think about private property? I think about it constantly, in interactions online, real-life conversations, sitting in “my” yard near “my”… Read more

Walking composition 5% of this quarter’s On the Commons revenue will be given to All Nations Health Care. Next quarter’s 5% will be given to the People’s Food Sovereignty Project. If you’re in need of… Read more

Walking composition I am currently at the Dear Butte writing residency, in Butte, Montana. In a vast state with varying skies I am stupidly in love with in every region, I’d put Butte up as… Read more

Walking composition Yesterday I went for a long walk along the river after an exhausting couple days full of demands and weighty darknesses, and was rewarded by being able to watch a bald eagle’s long… Read more

Essay Isn’t “unearth” a strange word? Can anything really be un-earthed? Maybe un-earthing is one of the sources of this world’s biggest problems. Last week, on a warm day wedged among thunderstorms, chilly rain, and… Read more

Walking composition “Who can help the heart, which is grand and full of gestures?” —from “Association Copy,” Camille T. Dungy I am very late starting my garden this year. Things have been busier than they… Read more