A dark background with a large circular design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made of small nature imagery including birds, fish, clouds, plants, and insects has white text over it that reads: “Elementals, Book Club, Vol. 2, Air. Hear from editors & contributors to Vol. 2, Air of Elementals, the newest five-volume book series from Humans & Nature Press. Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. February 19th, 2025. 6pm-7pm Pacific. 9pm-10pm Eastern. RSVP at the link in our bio and at ptreyesbooks.com/events/calendar”

📚 Join us Feb 19th to hear from contributors to Vol. 2, Air of our 5-volume book series, Elementals.

What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, & Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world?

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Sky of Plankton, Ocean of Stars - Orion Magazine Recently diagnosed with a kidney disease guaranteed to shorten her life, a woman processes life and death through space and sea

Beauties, my memoir launched 2 wks pre-election. My debut novel comes out 2 wks pre-inauguration. Both are about losing everything and how we build muscles to survive with joy and wonder. Let’s get them to readers in this horrible time. Here’s an excerpt from Orion. orionmagazine.org/article/poly...

Elementals Composed of five volumes—Earth, Air, Water, Fire, An Elemental Life—Elementals is the second book series from the Center for Humans & Nature.

If you're interested in learning more about the *Elementals* collection: humansandnature.org/elementals/

‘On the Poetics and Mathematics of Air’ | Andrew S. Yang - Bioneers Yang attempts to take a true measure of the air that surrounds and sustains us and what it means for our world when it is polluted.

It was a pleasure to edit this essay, *On the Poetics and Mathematics of Air*, by the artist Andrew S. Yang, for the *Air* volume of the Center for Humans and Nature's five-volume collection. bioneers.org/on-the-poeti...

Just deactivated and deleted my Twitter account. Not heroic--yet cathartic. Reminder of the ephemerality of these digital spaces, where an encouraging word is occasionally gleaned. I'd much rather take a walk with you in person, gaze up together at actual blue skies.

Deadline is approaching for the Leopold residency in the Carson National Forest. Highly recommended. A magical place to write and hang out with hummingbirds, ravens, and violet-green swallows. www.leopoldwritingprogram.org/uploads/6/7/...

Happy Solstice to all. May the elemental joys of the season overwhelm you.

It’s been a lifelong journey (4th grade report card)

1 out of 5 ain’t bad, either. ☺️