Dorothea Lange in Shoofly

A wonderful photographer pays a visit down the road

Mar 24 • Jack

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The Spy: the art and ethics of attention

A few thoughts about Rachel Cusk's Parade

Mar 14 • Jack

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February 2026

Travel Abroad

I spent the last week in Colombia—four days in Medellin, a city in the Andean foothills, and three in Cartagena, the southernmost port city of the…

Feb 26 • Jack

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School Is Out

An essay to read.

Feb 9 • Jack

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January 2026

Ave atque Vale

In honor of a late bull

Jan 29 • Jack

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New Year, New Writing

coming soon...

Jan 15 • Jack

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December 2025

November 2025

October 2025

Weird Fruit: Henry David Thoreau, John Evelyn, and the Idea of Agriculture as Worship

Thoreau's Kalendar project and its early modern roots

Oct 30, 2025 • Jack

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Field Notes: Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Oct 21, 2025 • Jack

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Silvopasture Workshop, October 24th, Louisburg, North Carolina

An event for local readers!

Oct 14, 2025 • Jack

September 2025

Welcome! Plus an Introduction

A note for new (or newish) subscribers

Sep 16, 2025 • Jack

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