PinnedSatellites and Space JunkStanding in the dark with my 5-year-old selfDec 10, 20218Dec 10, 20218
PinnedSilent Confrontations in Klamath BasinBirders come for moments of grace. But there’s a lot we’re not talking about.Apr 3, 20156Apr 3, 20156
Finding connection in the nature of urban edgelandsChristopher Brown’s “A Natural History of Empty Lots” offers a dose of optimistic realism to amateur naturalists of dystopiaSep 23, 20243Sep 23, 20243
Published inThe Medium BlogHow our quality guidelines incentivize your best writing — and how we curate those stories for our…Update to our quality guidelines (August 2024)Aug 14, 202489Aug 14, 202489
You’ll regain steering eventuallyHanging out with Distilled Racing at 24 Hours of Lemons “Days of Thunderhill”Jul 14, 20245Jul 14, 20245
You Don’t Need to Worry About CorsetsCorset-wearing can be a feminist expression, so please spare me the lectureMay 23, 20248May 23, 20248
Published in🏡 wfhThe inner game of working remoteHow to handle procrastination while trying to work within a delightfully full lifeApr 11, 20249Apr 11, 20249
Published inThe Medium BlogOur curation team’s approach to keeping AI-generated content out of your recommendationsA focus on quality helps human-written stories shine throughMar 19, 202487Mar 19, 202487
Published inGirandolaFireworks Fun at Winter Blast 2024An incomplete report of what I did on my pyrotechnic vacationFeb 21, 20247Feb 21, 20247
Published inThe Medium BlogUpdates to our Quality Guidelines for sensitive contentImproving the standard of care for Medium readers, with advice to writersJan 8, 202456Jan 8, 202456
A Talisman RemovedI don’t really believe in juju…but I fully believe in the power of symbolsOct 13, 20237Oct 13, 20237
Published inThe Medium BlogUpdated Guidelines for BoostHow Medium curators assess story quality, and how to think about it in your writingAug 10, 202394Aug 10, 202394
Request for Comment: Medium’s Quality StandardsBelow is a copy of our current quality standards as posted on Medium.com. We regularly review these standards to update and refine them in…Jun 22, 202310Jun 22, 202310
A good listen on overlanding AlaskaI’ve been noodling on the idea of doing an overland trip to the Arctic Circle in the summer of 2023 or 2024. So when I saw this week’s…Nov 20, 20223Nov 20, 20223
– from Christopher Brown’s Field Notes: Autumn Blooms in the Astronaut Squat.A favorite Sunday morning read, often dropping me off someplace I didn’t know we were going…as this one does. Always worth the tripNov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
From Migrations, by Charlotte McConaghy:Her beak is red like she’s dipped it in blood. It turns her strong in my mind. I place her back in the nest and edge away, taking the cage…Nov 11, 20221Nov 11, 20221
Saturday with Sea Forager and Dark GardenOn Saturday, I attended a Coastal Sea Foraging class in San Francisco, given by Kirk Lombard of Sea Forager. A couple of years ago, I was…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Getting to Day 5 with the Bony DogLuck seems to be a matter of working with reality instead of against itJun 23, 20223Jun 23, 20223