Earlier in April I listened to a fantastic episode of Rob Hopkins’ podcast From What if to What Next? Hopkins, if you have not heard of him, is a writer and activist based in Totnes, England, and the founder of the Transition movement. He is a great believer in the
Category: Books
While every month is poetry month at my house, I would be remiss in not remarking on it outside the confines of my comfy corner of the couch where I curl up to read. Happy Poetry Month y’all! One of my favorite podcasts is called What Could Possibly Go Right?
I just finished reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. Where his book New York 2140 is a grim picture of the future with New York City flooded by the ocean due to climate change, Ministry for the Future is a story of how we might save ourselves from
Remember how I was so upset to learn Ralph Waldo Emerson was a Saxonist? I have finally read The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter where she lays it all out. And, well, it’s bad. First, a little history The idea the Anglo-Saxons were the pinnacle of human