For a long time, I resisted reading Murderbot, despite all the accolades (for reasons I’ll get into in a sec). I just finished watching it on Apple+, it’s brilliant, hopepunk AF, you should definitely watch/read it. I’ve read Science Fiction since I was a kid in the 70s, and I’ve been a huge fan of “sentient robot” stories all along…. Read More
Walking the Dark Path America is On
It’s wild to see folks on bluesky wrestling with the knowledge that they’re unlikely to outlive this dark turn in America. And what that means for them, for their kids. I say “wild” because the responses are predictably dark (nihilistic if not suicidal) or tone-deaf (“You gotta keep fighting!”) but so few have walked through what this really means and… Read More
How to Prepare (Not Prep) for Uncertain Times… and Build a Better World in the Process
The world is absolutely crazy right now, and yes, it’s Trump’s fault: There’s a lot of very understandable free-floating stress (punctuated by moments of terror and glorious protests), but the response I’m seeing is often a reflexive turn toward rugged individualism—Quick! I need to learn how to grow my own food!—a pulling away from community rather than leaning into it…. Read More
SOLAR: How to Get Started and Why You Should
I put solar on my roof three years ago, and since then, I’ve helped plenty of solar-curious friends figure out the options—there are plenty (and you don’t need a PhD in Environmental Engineering to figure them out). GET SOLAR TO SAVE THE PLANET People immediately want to know if solar will save them money, or how long it will take… Read More
Anger is Not the Opposite of Hope
A nightmare woke me up in the wee hours. My subconscious was once again doing the work of processing the daylight horrors of the world. But my barely-awake body was so full of fear hormones I knew the only way to dispel them was to literally physically get out of bed: move the body, complete the “wake the fuck up”… Read More