Is It Enough?Questioning the responsibilities of art and outdoor recreation during ecological and political collapseMar 23Mar 23
News from the Drive-Through State: JanuaryWhen I ask strangers if they’ve been to Ohio, most say that they’ve “driven through it.” Like Wyoming, Ohio is not flyover country but a…Feb 11Feb 11
Published inWildlife TrekkerA 330-word Biography of the Eurasian Collared DoveEquipped with graphics, myths, and sweeping generalizations.Feb 23, 20241561Feb 23, 20241561
Today, I Start my First Thru-hike486 miles. 5 weeks. Two-hundred sea monkeys. And one Unpublishable MS Excel graphic to encapsulate my 8 month teeter-totter ride of…Jul 9, 2023101Jul 9, 2023101
May: When Seagulls Eat, Does Sand Get in Their Mouths?And does it annoy them?May 27, 202323May 27, 202323
April: Being the New Climber on the Bouldering WallA social analysis of bouldering culture sourced entirely from my experience at one university gym.Apr 29, 202311Apr 29, 202311
February: Give Me Freedom, or Give Me Some Good SleepOr, more specifically titled, Neglecting Bodily Needs to Satisfy the Need for Independence: a (really directionless) exploration on the…Feb 28, 20231Feb 28, 20231
January: On Advice Whoring and the Art of Internal Cave-DivingOr, alternatively titled, “Exploring the tendency to desperatelsuck down opinions and origin stories shared in online forums, articles…Feb 2, 202316Feb 2, 202316
Publishing “Unpublishable” Essays of the MonthAs the title suggests, I will be publishing an otherwise unpublishable essay here, on Medium, one a month on absolutely anything under the…Feb 2, 20231101Feb 2, 20231101
Published inWildlife Trekker5 Ways to Survive when There is Probably a Bear Outside your TentAnd he is definitely going to kill you.Nov 15, 20223Nov 15, 20223
Published inOpen Letters ToAn Open Letter to a Dead LanternflyWe’re kind of sorry for your loss.Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022
Published inThe EnvironmentPerceptions of Vultures across CulturesHow two types of vultures altered the way cultures have depicted them for ages.Aug 22, 20221Aug 22, 20221
Published inOpen Letters ToAn Open Letter to the Guy who Told me to Ride my Bike on the F***ng SidewalkThe blame game between truck-drivers and cyclists is over. Sort of.Aug 16, 20221Aug 16, 20221
Published inWildlife TrekkerComing Close to VulturesEight turkey vultures are roosting on top of my neighbor’s feed-barn. It’s 4pm, Tuesday, and I am crouched fifty yards behind them in the…Aug 1, 20222Aug 1, 20222
Published inThe EnvironmentCategorization isn’t ConnectionHow scientific naming gatekeeps everyday people from connecting with nature. And how to get around it.May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
To the Japanese Knotweed on I-76May 18th, 2022 — 5:32am — Lilacs House, PhiladelphiaMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022
To the Baby RobinWe’re all real sorry. We couldn’t have known you were sleeping inside one of our canoes. When you and your brother or sister spilled out…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
