Composting for Kids
With the help of a picture book, The Topsy-Turvy Bus, teaching my grandchildren to compost.
Documenting War on the Land in Ukraine
Part of the Against the Grain cultural festival, presentations on the ecological effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Laid Up With the Flu
The reading I did while sick with the flu, in preparation for a panel on youth activism.
A Famous Street in the East Village
One of my most popular blog post types is the "tourists at home," where I point out interesting places in the city where I live. It also happens to be…
On Watching “Chernobyl” Post-Covid
How seeing the miniseries Chernobyl in 2021 rather than when it came out in 2019 has affected my perception of the show (and our own Covid-19 response)
In Faro, My First Visit to the Algarve
My first trip to the Algarve, to the city of Faro, with a boat trip to a wildlife preserve and many pictures.
A We Need Diverse Books Weekend
A report on two events involving #WeNeedDiverseBooks, one focusing on young adult fiction, the other a picture book about a woman environmentalist in the Gambia
A Colorful Garage
Our friends from Paris who live in Lisbon take us to see a graffiti-decorated parking garage in their neighborhood.