Land connections, climate gentrification, & science restrictions
It was a fairly simple question. “Where are your favorite camping spots?”I launched into stories about the Utah desert, the sunset I watched with tears rolling…
Prewritten narratives, airport microgrids, & the Mississippi Delta Chinese
Ask almost anyone, and they’ll probably tell you that the major oil and gas pipelines proposed to crisscross the South were underground long before they were…
The future of fishing, Tennessee’s natural burials, & the women rebuilding Puerto Rico
While I was on vacation in Clearwater, Florida years ago, I almost learned how to fish. A friend of mine adored the sport. He sat for…
Young voices, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, & golden kiwifruit
It took only a few days after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—where a former student opened fire on Valentine’s Day, killing…
Winter road trips, Appalachian solutions, & the truth about ‘Kumbaya’
The South is honest in the dead of winter. Nothing can hide behind the lush greenery—not the mined land, not the condescending billboards, not the Confederate…