Essay: Tiamat on the Treadmill
Hey – it’s been a while! I had a baby last year, so the writing/publishing has been a little slow. On the other hand, motherhood is giving me a lot […]
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Poems: Pearl Buttons & Frog Sex
I’ve been writing about endangered species, including the Freshwater mussel species that used to fill the Mississippi River, and various amphibians who are particularly vulnerable to disease and climate change. […]
COLUMN: Writer Ruth Ozeki
“Imagination is very personal; it’s like a fingerprint, it’s one of the most identifiable features of a self,” she says. “And at the same time, it’s also just a self. […]
GALLERY: “Becoming a Teacher” Launch
It was pouring in Seattle. I stood up onstage at Hugo House, cracked the spine of a brand-new nonfiction book, and started to read. It was the launch of “Becoming […]
Spring Projects: Aviation, Migration, & Magic
Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
– Henry David Thoreau
Winter Projects: Book Chapters & A New Column
Oregon is getting inundated with rain, snow, and frost, and I’m huddled inside, drinking way too much coffee and working on a few long-term projects. 2015 turned out to be […]
NEW POEMS: Thrush
My new poem The Water appeared in the summer issue of Thrush. The poem is part of a series I’ve been working on about the sea, longing, drowning, and maps. Find the poem […]
