Raging Fires, Choking Air, Tiny Stories
Six-word tales from the burning West One: Lights on at noon in California. Two: That’s not snow falling; that’s ash. Three: Smoke seeps through walls and windows. Four: Nothing says Continue Reading →
Waiting For Summer To End
In California, September is the cruelest month In other regions of the U.S, September brings tantalizing hints of fall I see it in the tweets and Facebook posts from people in Continue Reading →
My Invisible Shield
White privilege was invisible to me. Until it wasn’t. How do you know you’re white? This is a question the Executive Director of the Center for Social Justice at U.C. Continue Reading →
Smoke Gets In My Head
Fire season is melting my brain As a native Californian, wildfire season should be no surprise I’ve lived here for most of my life. I raised my kids in the foothills Continue Reading →
Could You Be Disenfranchised?
The war on vote-by-mail I tried, I really tried, to aim away from politics this week. But with the step-up in the attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, writing about Continue Reading →