
That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
A little bit of work, even ridiculous work, makes the flighty thing of hope as weighty as a bird.

That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
Let’s bring our ballots, too. Let’s fill them out and tie them to the tails of ravens passing through. Let’s climb the ridgelines with the..

Steam Amidst Smoke: Embracing Absurdity in Climate Chaos
There is a tightness in the chest, a congestion of phlegm and nightmares. The stock pot boils an inch of water around branches of lavender..

Riding the Red Line Train Downtown
“The Red Line Train to downtown Salt Lake will board in five minutes.” My hands shake as I keep them folded in my lap. I balance a rented...

That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
Today you’re the one with cold hands, beloved.
When did we switch places?
You left the stove on again this morning,
and I turned it off...

Found in the Vacancy
Now that I am gone, living in New York City feels like a fever dream. I made my decision to leave Arizona with a coin toss, when my...

That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
There is nothing like a migrating bird to remind you that distance is surmountable. The Whimbrel, in the Sandpiper family, humbles...

That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
Yet, the irony of all disturbances, big or small, is that they’re both unexpected and inevitable. Our lives are splattered with them...

That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
That discomfort you feel is the beginning of decentering your whiteness, decentering your privilege to move from judgement to empathy...

Social Environmental Justice Statement
Our mission to shift cultural awareness of complex, environmental issues isn’t possible if Black and Indigenous writers don’t have a seat...