Exquisite wordsmith @devonfredericksen.bsky.social traveled to a remote Norwegian archipelago for @biographic.bsky.social to document the human stewards who care for wild seabirds, and the reciprocal relationship that benefits both. (Stay tuned for Devon's book that stemmed from this assignment!)

Here’s my weird recipe for writing productivity. It’s one part flame, one part wax, and one part holding up my end of a moral bargain.

For some summer sweetness, this week’s Substack is a roundup of rom-coms that challenge the genre’s historically problematic tropes.

I just returned from living on a remote island for three months and here’s what I learned about pleasure-seeking.

A thoughtful and thought-provoking essay by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social. Thanks for the recommendation, @amethystwrites.bsky.social!

This week, we're reading: Anthony Lane's regional tour of risotto; OA contributor @steventagle.com on finding refuge in the Greek language, and @devonfredericksen.bsky.social on a whale washed ashore on Long Beach Peninsula. These & more recs: buff.ly/NLzyfQN

We’re excited to share that @devonfredericksen.bsky.social’s beautiful essay "To Steal a Whale Bone" was featured in @longreads.com last week! You can find it in the latest issue of Switchyard. Read it online now: www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal...

3. "To Steal a Whale Bone," @devonfredericksen.bsky.social @switchyardtulsa.bsky.social "Fredericksen’s careful gaze—leveled both inward and on the ever-changing shoreline—makes this piece one you’ll savor." www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal...

“There’s something about the thrill of discovery that can make a person believe what they’ve found is theirs now—to claim, to guard, to name.” @devonfredericksen.bsky.social for Switchyard www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal...

I’ve been working on this story for @highcountrynews.bsky.social for many months and am so grateful to members of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation for all that they shared with me. Also so grateful to @epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social for her stunning art. 💜 www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...

My latest up on Substack:

You can read the feature by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social here: www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...

I had so much fun answering Britany Robinson’s thoughtful questions for her insightful Substack, Wild Writing. Check out our conversation here:

New Substack post up, in which I tell the story about getting way too stoned at OMSI and how that impacted my thoughts on beauty and monsters. devonfredericksen.substack.com/p/how-import...

Will she or won't she steal the whale bone? In this lovely essay, by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social, that's not actually the question to be asking. #SwitchyardMagazine

Latest Substack post up, in which I explore why, surrounded by an ocean of post-election sadness, I feel strangely buoyant. Read it here: devonfredericksen.substack.com/p/what-i-did...

Check out this story from @devonfredericksen.bsky.social for a taste of the kinds of stories that @hakaimagazine.com & bioGraphic will produce!

ICYMI, we're joining forces with bioGraphic in the new year, but that doesn't mean we're letting up on our dedication to covering coastal science and societies--as evidenced by some of these A+ bioGraphic stories. A 🧵: www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...

A bright spot in journalism! Hakai and bioGraphic are combining forces! Consider donating to support this merger. More than ever, we need rigorous fact-checking, stories that enliven the way we think about the natural world, and scientific reporting told beautifully.

New post up at my Substack, Bitten Fruit.

Extreme heat is bad for triploid oysters—bred for summer eating. Does climate change means we should open our palates to "spawnier" oysters? 🦪👀 By @devonfredericksen.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/news/so-long...

For @bioGraphic, I wrote about an age-old tradition in Norway that illuminates the bond between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...