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It’s been a long time since I posted here. Most of my energy and effort has gone into my PhD, my parenting and my climate activism at Climate Pledge Collective. But now I’m launching a new project called New Growth … Continue reading
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I’m trying to kick start a new project. I’ve done almost all I can to reduce my own carbon footprint, we bike or take transit, I’ve given up flying, I’m eating more vegan and vegetarian meals and I’ve almost completely … Continue reading
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With climate change looming large in my mind, I’ve been in a bit of a gloom — normally a holiday to spend time with friends and family would help shine a little light in the darkness, but all the compulsive … Continue reading
I greatly enjoy when a description makes use of the shape of its paragraph or the space of the page. This does not exactly mean positioning words on the page, but rather thinking about how the eye passes over a … Continue reading
The Practice of Everday Life by Michel de Certeau offers a philosophical investigation of a variety of quotidian activities including walking, cooking and reading. The bulk of the investigation involves ‘tactics’ and ‘strategy,’ two terms which de Certau has poached … Continue reading
Hela cells were the first human cells to continuously reproduce outside of a human body. They were shared with laboratories throughout the world and used in thousands of important experiments, including verifying the safety of the polio vaccine. They are … Continue reading
It’s been hard to find the time to write anything other than essays now that I’m back in school, however, over the Christmas break, I managed to polish up a story that I wrote last summer. You can read about … Continue reading
This isn’t so much something I read as something I did. I recently bought a mannequin and used it to promote my Timothy Mallborn short story. Here are links to the relevant pages — or just use the menu below … Continue reading
I recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values which, if you aren’t aware, is a sort of autobiographical travelogue/philosophical essay. While the content of the essay varies between brilliant and bizarre and can be discussed at … Continue reading
I often notice tricks and maneuvers in books I’m reading and think to myself, ‘Oh wow! I see what you did there.’ This post will be the first in a series where I quote these gems and document what exactly I … Continue reading
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