Environmental Scientist. Writer. Mother.

Tag: Rachel Carson


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Am I an Environmental Hypochondriac?

I know that’s what you’re thinking. It would make sense, wouldn’t it? I am, after all, a somewhat anxious person. I worry more than I probably should about my kids’ ...
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Earth Day is an Essay

In my MFA program, creative nonfiction writers like myself were taught all about the origin of the essay — how its pioneer, Michel de Montaigne, coined the term from the …

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