“Because land is life…”
“Because land is life, the struggle for a home through squatting is synonymous with the struggle …
Year: 2012
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You come across the term “spatial deconcentration” in a novel about squatters on the Lower East …
Phuc Tran’s TED talk, now with 100% Less Marimba!
In case you missed it the first time I posted it, or want to watch it …
Phuc Tran’s TED talk, now with 100% Less Marimba! Read more →
Attention Beloved Bookish Folks and Media Types
I’m filling out my author questionnaire for Tin House and it has a spot where I …
Quietly losing it with election jitters
Please, may Obama win. (He will. He HAS to.) Please, may a certain faction in power …
In answer to questions I was not asked…
PANK recently sent me questions for the author interview they’ll be posting as a followup to …
The power and pitfalls of the subjunctive
My friend Phuc Tran recently gave an absolutely beautiful TED talk about viewing life through the …
Hey, Oregon! Can we have a word before you fill in that ballot?
Our public schools are in sorry shape, and you know it. With the ballot you got …
Hey, Oregon! Can we have a word before you fill in that ballot? Read more →
The Uprise Books Project
I went to Wordstock today, got to hear some great readings, sit in on a panel …
The days before the rains come
The rains are supposed to start on Friday, so today Girlie and I headed out with …