My Science Writing
My debut as a science writer. Thanks to the Climate.gov team for making this possible. The story of climate change in Alaska pulled me in and challenged me at every […]
My debut as a science writer. Thanks to the Climate.gov team for making this possible. The story of climate change in Alaska pulled me in and challenged me at every […]
Last week, I got to thinking about Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice” while I was at work on climate matters. Arctic melting, record high temperatures, Montana blizzard. It’s not […]
Like Trump, Kavanaugh represents the worst in America. The erasure of personal responsibility for the “ruling class,” the enshrinement of rich white male privilege, the vaulting, careening vanity. The only […]
Consider the Ripley Elevator Scene from Aliens. Rewatching the movie recently and this scene stuck with me. It’s the kind of scene missing from bad action movies. Think about it. […]
The Tampa Bay Times, the top newspaper in Florida and one of the best in the nation, has published my guest column promoting the vital work of the Southeast Florida […]
Another presentation for National Poetry Month–the poem “Wilderness” by Carl Sandburg. Here is the first stanza: THERE is a wolf in me … fangs pointed for tearing gashes … a […]
It’s spring, the birds are chirping, the trees are blossoming, and I’m reading a biography of Carl Sandburg. Poetry is on my mind. Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month! Most of […]
Now and then it’s a necessity to close out current events, empty one’s head, and focus on great music. It can be so healing. With Iron Maiden, you’ll rock hard […]
My mother has long enjoyed and admired the nonfiction of naturalist Gary Paul Nabhan. I’ve just begun The Desert Smells Like Rain and I’m loving the earthy writing, the crisp […]
1,001 tweets today on my Twitter account. I was reluctant to tweet initially, but now I see how vital the medium is to the news industry and to the writing […]