I got over last month's reader's block, it would seem! The Guest by Emma Cline. I drank this book down in a day--partly because it was a deceptively easy read, drifting effortlessly from one word to the next the way its protagonist drifts from house to house, skating over unpleasantness in a painkiller haze. Partly… Continue reading Reading Roundup: October 2023
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Climate roundup: Every week is Climate Week
Cities around the world observed Climate Week during September 17-24 with educational panels, rallies and marches, and calls for action. I'm still catching up on some of the recorded events I hoped to learn from--but there is no shortage of climate news at the end of this hot summer. Good news and bad news. Climate… Continue reading Climate roundup: Every week is Climate Week
Reading roundup: September 2023
I had a bit of reader's block at the beginning of the month. Then two people close to me read Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth respectively, and I realized I was craving something juicy and immersive like that. So I re-read the entire Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir! It was so satisfying… Continue reading Reading roundup: September 2023
Reading Roundup: August 2023
The Witch King, Sea Change, A Door Into Ocean, The Male Gazed, Big Swiss.
A winding path through the serpentine barrens
On Sunday, July 9, my ecology class visited Willisbrook Preserve, an area protected by the conservation organization Natural Lands. It is located in the Piedmont Uplands, not far from Malvern, Pennsylvania. Willisbrook Preserve includes woods, grasslands, and a rare ecosystem known as serpentine barrens. Serpentine soil is rich in magnesium and iron, which is a… Continue reading A winding path through the serpentine barrens
Climate Roundup: Dog days of summer
Hey there. It's still summer in the northern hemisphere, which means those of us in the US are still seeing a great many climate impacts firsthand. As always, I've collected news about a few (hardly all!) because I think it's important to know and try to understand what climate change looks like in different parts… Continue reading Climate Roundup: Dog days of summer
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