Radically Local
Margi Prideaux, PhDFierce and unflinching essays about living with integrity through climate chaos and collapse—grounded in land, labour, nature, and the slow work of staying when the big systems fail.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 50 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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EARTH'S FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS
In 2020, my community endured one of the most extreme wildfire events that can happen on Earth. Some days divide a life into before and after. This is the story of one of those days, the science behind it, and the lesson an altered Earth co...
THIRTY WAYS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY
Climate chaos does not care whether your neighbour agrees with your politics, understands climate science, or shares your worldview. Your only protection is whether someone knows your name, knows where you live, and knows when you need help...
FIFTY HANDS ON THE WHEEL
Our grower brainstorming notes in the old shearing shed on our farm, July 2026
It’s Sunday morning. By the time you read this, I will have spent most of the last two days at my desk deep in contract work. Not because I’ve run out of things...
CLIMATE CHAOS ARRIVES TWICE
Most people still experience climate breakdown as anticipation—abstract, distant, safely unreal. But millions are already living it as memory: heat, fire, flood, loss, and aftermath etched into nervous systems and daily life. They do not li...
THE QUIET ARCHITECTURE OF SURVIVAL
The quiet architecture of one community Harvest Box system—and what it reveals about food resilience in the city, the suburbs, and the country
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Author. Climate crisis activist. Retired int enviro law negotiator. PhD. Lived and lost in the 2020 climate-driven wildfires. Now writing through the lens of my collapse awareness. Latest book: FIRE: A Message for the Edge of Climate Catastrophe
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