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Reading Water with Becca Lawton

Becca Lawton

Home of Becca Lawton, author, fluvial geologist, Grand Canyon river guide. Join me for monthly news that connects us to water, rivers, wild nature, writing, and each other. "Becca writes words that help. That heal." — poet Terry Ehret

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The devil fools with all kinds of plans

Dearest ones,

It’s become a thing here in California: (1) schedule an April birds & words outing and (2) cancel an April birds & words outing due to (a) heavy, Noah-like rains or (b) devilish, lizard-skulking heat. No telling which.

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When too much is not enough

Dearest ones,

This morning it’s raining. Big news here in the West,1 where it’s drier than cotton. Today’s rain is soft and “female” and leaving big droplets on . . . leaves.

(Did I say “dry?” Or “A.I.”? Now we know that one can lead to t...

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Welcome.

Hello, I’m Becca Lawton.

Author, fluvial geologist, Grand Canyon river guide.

You’ve found Reading Water, where I email a monthly newsletter and post frequent online notes that connect us to water, rivers, wild nature, writing...

2 months ago
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Making meaning of memoir

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View from my February writing residency. Photo 2026 Rebecca Lawton.

In 2025, before our government bombed Iran again and thoroughly obfuscated the Ep$T31n crimes,1 I made a list about writing memoir:

(1) Memoir is a many-sp...

3 months ago
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How slow and steady wins the race

Dearest ones,

With a full moon shining as bright as owls’ eyes over the treetops, and the sun rising over the eastern ridges, the great-horneds have hushed for the day. Our creek is glowing. Time to write.

Pequeño Creek, Calfornia. Photo...

4 months ago
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