Another dispatch from the edge of a city There are several farms to the north side of the city where I live. There are times when I will do my weekly grocery shopping just by visiting three specific farm stands within a five mile radius. It brings me great joy to do so. I am …
Blue Space
Life by Lake Erie After some life priority wrestling, my need for blue space finally prevailed. The shore along the western basin of Lake Erie in Sterling State Park. Photo by author. I am often surprised how long it can be in between shore visits. I know that spending time in blue space has many …
Spring Newsletter: Life, Art & Ecology
The Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River. March 14, 2022. © Dawn Nelson After envisioning my newsletter as a quarterly publication some several years ago, I am hoping to return to this in the near future. As it is now, it appears to be on more of an annual timetable. That's okay too. The latest …
Dispatch from the Edge of a City
Much of my natural light is northern, and I work from home, so I tend to use lamps throughout the day. My apartment is dark.
A supposed day of liberation
Every year on this day I reflect on what this day is supposed to mean, and I don't believe we will every truly understand what it means until well into the future, when we take stock of how disadvantaged women and children are in this society (but this recent UN policy brief gives a good …
an account of losses
As we are now pulling out of the pandemic (at least in some form) I am finally getting some perspective on all the losses my family has sustained throughout this time. In some respects, I am at a loss for how to account for the totality of these losses. What I have learned in the …
Courage and Climate Change 
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