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American Craft Council's "Object Stories" is in ATL this weekend.
Spend your Saturday night with me at The Goat Farm talking craft
Sep 5, 2025
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The Quantum Telecommunications Network of Grief
Wind Phones, Einstein, and Talking to the Dead
Jul 7, 2025
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The Wisdom of a Washed Quilt
Gentle cycle lessons in durability + "Foraging for Metaphor" workshop on 4/26
Apr 24, 2025
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Singing trees, bog harps, and diamond-eyed salmon
And a song 6,000 years in the making
Apr 9, 2025
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Mycopigments & the "Palette of Place"
What hidden hues does your particular patch of earth hold?
Feb 28, 2025
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Crossing paths with yourself
Reflections from a rare, southern snow day
Jan 14, 2025
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Peering Through the Bathyscope
Facing an uncertain future from a drowned past
Nov 15, 2024
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Updates + Housekeeping
Just a few odds and ends.
Aug 23, 2024
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What do you keep stitched beside your heart?
Lincoln's greatcoat, American wound care, and a blessing for the menders.
Jul 22, 2024
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An Unlikely Awe
Yet another Substack about the weirdness of a total eclipse - but not in the way you might think.
Apr 8, 2024
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The Unbearable Lightness of a Southern Winter
Fumbling our ragged, resilient way into spring.
Mar 12, 2024
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Phantom Pains
Feeling into the spaces where we end and the rest of the world begins.
Feb 12, 2024
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Sharing small things that catch the light. Where nature meets the handmade. Musings for the curious. “What is a recipe for sauerkraut doing in my notebook? What kind of magpie keeps this notebook?” - Joan Didion
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