Archive - The Hearthling

Help me decide what to write about next

Apr 12 •

February 2024

The mostly good guys

Including a few words about sea otters

Feb 28 •

Considering Mardi Gras, marmots, the moon and me

Feb 8 •

September 2023

Considering that a forest is more than an association of trees, or, is diabetes the solution to the climate crisis?

Sep 22, 2023 •

May 2023

This week I am following another thread, not about rodents (this time) but a bivalve. Also, you may notice that there's a new logo in town.

May 5, 2023 •

April 2023

Hello friends! Outside of my window the dogwoods are exultant, almost fluorescent, and what was days ago (hours ago?) a green haze is now a ravine full…

Apr 14, 2023 •

February 2023

Messages on the path

We went to a wetland yesterday. The kids walked slowly at first, resisting the forced Monday morning activity. Can't we just stay home with electronic…

Feb 22, 2023 •

December 2022

Two buttons and a funeral

Reflections on the impromptu last rites for the thirty-year-old remains of a rat.

Dec 14, 2022 •

We meet my bracelet

Every story has to start somewhere, this one starts with a questionable assignment by a teacher who was later incarcerated for other reasons

Dec 6, 2022 •

November 2022

Cast of characters: Geometree

While I can't start the story from the beginning, I thought it would be good to provide some context

Nov 30, 2022 •

#000 Invoking Galadriel

Welcome to the not-quite-first issue of The Hearthling, a bi-weekly newsletter exploring what a hearthling is and ways to be one. Please note that…

Nov 17, 2022 •

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