by Renée Silvus
Dr. B was at a conference recently chatting with some faculty from other schools. It was late in the day and no one seemed ready to leave. No one was taking any initiative either to move the group along to drinks or dinner. Dr. B didn’t think this should be him...
by Renée Silvus
When you think of a windfall, perhaps it’s an unexpected bonus. A tree in the forest has it very differently. A mighty wind took out these mighty trees. They were stunningly tall, old, useful still, and beautiful. The wind also did one of its jobs, which is to clean...
by Renée Silvus
I was out in the woods rather desperate to walk and saw some of the spring trash. Since I was desperate I kept walking after feeling annoyed and judgmental, a little Well, I’m better than that. When it happened again I kept walking except I slowed down and thought,...
by Renée Silvus
Have you been to the moon with me this week, along with millions of other humans? Especially if you’re watching the real-time camera feeds, it feels like a collective, shared journey. Astronaut Christina Koch seemed to know this when the space capsule, Orion, circled...
by Renée Silvus
Yamas, ethical regulation of relationships “Well, figure it out.” The order landed hard—it was like my belly couldn’t breathe. I was a 24-year-old fledgling teacher in a California high school. Imagine rows of classrooms holding 3000 kids separated by concrete and...
by Renée Silvus
Bridgerton, LOTR, Mockingbird, and You About halfway through this season of Bridgerton, it began to collide with American ICE agents in combat gear, warships near Iran, and the daily jaw-drop with the White House. I went through the brocade-candied Bridgerton door for...
