Bios

I am a hardcore solarpunk, body surfer, backpacker and open source advocate. I am also a science fiction author and long time vipassana meditator. Poet laureate of Cascadia. Matocante Native American. Fifth gen CA, fifteenth gen US.

Favorite Smells

• Hot, dry pine needles in the sun.
• Seafoam
• Hot, sun soaked blackberries/vines

Fav Sounds

• the subtlest water gurgles
• mourning doves
• mocking birds
• birds et al

Favorite words

• tremble
• timbre
• tryst
• spindrift
• beachcomb/ing/er
• solstice
• liminal
• luar
• littoral
• ampersand
• aporia
• ambergris
• equipoise
  • volition
    • volitional equipoise

Gear

Different tools for different jobs.