That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
In his forthcoming book Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis (May 2021, Torrey House Press),...
That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
Scott Graham transports readers to national parks around the West in his National Park Mystery Series. Today, he reflects upon leadership...
That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
The world witnessed two standoffs in 2016: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against an oil pipeline in North Dakota and the armed...
That Thing with Feathers: Hope and Literature in a Time of Upheaval
Humor is a powerful weapon. The more you can inject humor into otherwise serious topics, the easier they are to digest and, thus, understand
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..
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...
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...