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It's only community if everybody has a place
Walking composition Those who’ve read the introduction to my book No Trespassing will know of the Badger-Two Medicine area in northwest Montana and the 40-year fight to retire oil leases there. Two days ago an… Read more
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Like time turned to water
Essay (and a whole bunch of photos) The first night I slept a few feet from this tumbling river, the sky was clear. I’d left the rain fly off my tent and went to bed… Read more
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Wealth is a hand stained with gifts
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
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White settler "anxiety"
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
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If a bear starts to eat you
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
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No Trespassing
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
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Private Property
“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
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There's good in this world worth fighting for
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
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Stitching something to life
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
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