Good writing takes its time.

Essays, field notes, and short fiction from people who care about their sentences. Read without an account. Write when you have something to say.

How the world works, explained by people who still find it strange.

A Sourdough Starter Is a Small Pet With Opinions

Flour and water will keep you company for decades, as long as you accept who is in charge.

Oct 294 min read2105

All you need is cheap binoculars, a lawn chair, and a dumpster to stand behind.

Oct 234 min read3904

The arithmetic of waiting, and the morning a rider asked me where his schedule went

Sep 174 min read3966

I missed a stuffed monkey three times in front of 640 students, and it was the best lab I ever taught.

Sep 224 min read2445

Why the night sky is black took about three hundred years to answer, and the answer is a clock.

Aug 284 min read3105