ideas for a new earth

Feb 19, 20223 min read

View from the Top: How goals distract us from true achievement

I remember a bracing day when I sat on top of the world, looking down. Actually, I was a few feet below and a long ridgeline away from...

Feb 15, 20223 min read

The Jade Leaf: How embracing change invites personal growth

When I met the birth of winter by uprooting myself and my loved ones, the plants were the first to make the move. The new place had more...

Feb 8, 20223 min read

Pine Trees Don't Speak English: On learning a universal language

The chainsaw whirs to life behind me as I bend to embrace another armful of boughs. Our neighbor’s saw roars in answer just the other...

Feb 1, 20222 min read

Holy Site: Embracing the world as kin

This essay was written as part of Kincentricity, a collection of map-based woodblock prints and writing which explores the relational...

Jan 25, 20222 min read

Panacea: The promise and pitfalls of a smuggled plant

This essay was written as part of Kincentricity, a collection of map-based woodblock prints and writing which explores the relational...

Jan 18, 20221 min read

Desecration of Heaven: Loss and logging in North Carolina's paradise creek

This essay was written as part of Kincentricity, a collection of map-based woodblock prints and writing which explores the relational...

Jan 11, 20222 min read

Melody of Need: The rise of community and music in western Appalachia

This essay was written as part of Kincentricity, a collection of woodblock prints and writing which explores the relational archetypes...

Jan 4, 20222 min read

Slime and Savor: The dual impact of tourism on public lands

This essay was written as part of Kincentricity, a collection of map-based woodblock prints and writing which explores the relational...