
Ownership, property, and what is stolen in the privatization of the commons.
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Some places to roam:
How, and and why, does anyone own the earth?
The limitations of meditation and lure of silence.
Walkability when a problem is systemic, or: you can’t solve...
Bohemian Waxwings’ New Year’s Eve feast: Mountain Ash berries
Nearly two decades ago, I had a premature baby. “Had a baby” is a strange phrase, isn’t it? It sounds so simple, like having a loaf of bread, or an itch. Whereas even in the bes...
South of Malta, Montana
The following is a revised version of an essay originally published in January 2022.
Many years ago, late into Barack Obama’s presidential administration, maybe in 2015 or even early 2016, I had a long messaging co...
If you’re new here, welcome to On the Commons!
Some places to roam:
How, and and why, does anyone own the earth?
The limitations of meditation and lure of silence.
Walkability when a problem is systemic, or: you can’t solve...
If you’re new here, welcome to On the Commons!
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Essays: Aeon, The Atlantic, High Country News, the Los Angeles Times, Orion, etc. Book: A Walking Life. Writing from my home in northwest Montana. “Be kind.” — Jan Morris, A Writer’s World: Travels and Reportage 1950-2000
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