Books/Writing
Plays
Essays & Nonfiction
On not letting go of the past
How do we embrace the new and still hold on to the things that shaped us?
High Country News
October 14, 2025
The meaning of local food at 7,000 feet
Where exotic can also be local, and seasonal means more than freshly harvested.
High Country News
July 1, 2025
In a house of spirits, learning to settle
Making a home is a journey across time and space.
High Country News
April 1, 2025
The new year is what we make it
What will you do to help make things better?
High Country News
January 1, 2025
Explaining invasive species to toddlers
And involving them in a murderous task.
High Country News
October 1, 2024
Notes on not sending it
Not all people who enjoy the outdoors do sporty things.
High Country News
April 1, 2024
I married a cookstove scientist
My reluctant journey to ditching our gas stove.
High Country News
January 1, 2024
Slowing down the pace of childhood
How can you teach kids to appreciate slowness in a speeded-up world?
High Country News
September 26, 2023
Horse girls: The wild and fearless
An author reflects on an encounter in Wyoming’s Red Desert and motherhood.
High Country News
June 30, 2023
Luck and life in pronghorn country
‘Since I was a little girl, on the first day of every month, the first words out of my mouth are rabbit rabbit.’
High Country News
February 15, 2023
Rooting a new life under a juniper tree
‘Trees know about belonging.’
High Country News
December 1, 2022
Getting over not fitting in
Why I have a jackalope tattoo, and another of a covered wagon.
High Country News
July 1, 2022