A recent essay on my substack “Beauty in the Mire”, which will give you a sense of what I’m writing about over there.

“The cosmos is a vibrant living being! In opening to it I’m not exposed to void space, but am enveloped in worlds on worlds on worlds. That is where I stand and who I am. A being always entangled. Held snug in the midst of everything.”

An article for the wonderful Yes! Magazine.

“My deeply held tendencies toward individualism, extraction, and separation won’t be easily shifted. But with tender attention, they might be eased over time. As I experiment with this embodied practice of recognition and relationship, I already feel a difference in how I move in the world. The uniqueness of this place unfolds, and grand global fixes seem more and more out of touch. This isn’t to say that massive shifts aren’t needed. But rather that these shifts should begin from a place of communion rather than generalization.”

I recently gave a talk to the wonderful Life Itself community group that explores how we’re in touch with the world and how we might infuse this connection with care and gratitude. You can watch the talk or read the transcript here.

“Our very embodiment means that we’re connected with the world. It’s a truth we cannot shirk though some might try with dreams of the metaverse. Touch—the thing we cannot not do—is both an example and metaphor of our primordial interconnectedness…

I ask: If touch is such a powerful communicator, what do you say to your food? Do you speak words of domination and extraction? Or ones of thanks? Might you try out the latter a little more?”

A blog post for the 4S Backchannels blog where I describe how intersectional approaches keep me grounded in my research.

“Scholars are rarely taught to include love and reverence in their work, likely because these aspects of human experience elude the measurements of science. Nonetheless, I find them necessary to stay tethered to humanity in my work and out of the chess game.”

In the newest edition of Andersland, I talk care and the future of work (pg. 28-35)

“What is clear is that within this time of uncertainty, there lies rich opportunity for reflection, reprioritizing, creativity, and hope. Possibility abounds. What work should humans do? How should they do it? What technologies should be used? Why? By whom? At the heart, these questions about work and technology are
important questions about how humans should live.”

“The practice of attentive waiting conflicts with our culture’s emphasis on action, productivity, and knowledge. A still and resting mind is considered unproductive in an economic sense, but I believe it is essential to build a path towards healing. By resisting the temptation of predetermined progress, the contemplative stance nurtures the space between two people and makes room for the creative and unpredictable to take place.”