Dec 25, 2020Pox/PaxDispatch from the Post-Election Suburbs As we headed toward the 2020 general election, COVID-19 numbers rising, two Trump signs appeared on our neighbors’ property: one in the window next door and one in the yard of the house next to them. The yard sign two houses over stayed, alone and…Nonfiction12 min readNonfiction12 min read
Oct 20, 2020JumpStrange in the midst of doomscrolling newsfeeds forever thinking what can’t possibly get worse most certainly will that, as you’re contemplating the numbers, the data, the charts, the outrage, the grief, Eddie Van Halen is suddenly before you, dead, and time — which has made no sense at all for…Eddie Van Halen5 min readEddie Van Halen5 min read
Jun 4, 2020Keeping Vigil, Being BraveHow the Barnard College corpse flower kept me going through the police riots following George Floyd’s murder First, full transparency: the director of The Arthur Ross Greenhouse at Barnard College is my cousin, Dr. Hilary Callahan. She and I were never close, for a whole host of reasons, but gradually…Titan Arum10 min readTitan Arum10 min read
May 4, 2020Standing At The Highest PointSecluded in residency in the mountains of Amherst, Virginia, it was the vultures that continued to appear… I was secluded in residency in the mountains of Amherst, Virginia, at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. In the couple of weeks before I left home, I’d written two new poems about…Personal Essay12 min readPersonal Essay12 min read
