Rereading The Balloon Tree
I was enchanted by the idea of a tree that grew colorful balloons, and… and I’m not sure what else.
Tree Song
You grew the way trees have always grown, glorying in each new branch and stretching toward the sky to show them off.
Don’t Feed Your Enemies to Plants: A Manifesto
Why is it that so much of culture and media supports the idea that success necessitates destruction?
P-L-A-N-T
USURP isn’t a very strategic play, but using it makes me feel like a level three English major.
A Day Lived in Miniature
As I stretch a yawn away, I reach for the daisy stem umbrella by the front door and step out to check the mail.
Kind, Generous, and Magical
I learned to wriggle my fingers deep into the mud at the base of the green leek stems and to gently coax the bulbs from the earth.
Animated Plants Ranked by Appeal
The creators wanted you to fear this plant and they succeeded.
Green, Gold, and Red Tape
But if you manage to complete this step, you’re pre-qualified. You’ve qualified to see if you qualify.
No Expectations
Anything I do on top of sleeping and eating a few cookies registers as an accomplishment.
Strangers in the Night
The way that people come together for a prolonged moment around music is kind of bizarre.
