This morning we woke up to find a pair of peacocks in our yard. Of course, this is partly quarantine.…
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São Paulo, February 23, 1958
Dear Lex, It has been a long time since I last “talked” with you. Things are really piling up and…
Problems of the Family
Checked out on Valentine’s Day 1933 no less. But, the title listed is actually a typo made by some disaffected…
Backyard Salad
I have written at greater length than one might think possible about dandelions and the ways they’ve been used throughout…
Art in the Time of COVID-19
Amidst our current crisis, I’m reading too much about how art can “lift our spirits” and “bring us together.” The…
Moon Dance
I do not often look towards the sky. I live in Los Angeles now and before that New York City.…
City Plants: Common Purslane
How Portulaca Oleracea (Common Purslane) arrived to the New World is a mystery. For most of botanical history it was assumed to…
The Train from LA to Santa Barbara
Having recently moved from the East to the West Coast, I don’t have as much occasion to take the train…
Mixtape: Vietnam War Side B
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Mixtape: Vietnam War Side A
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