beautiful piece by @nopalerahinojosa.bsky.social with @asle-us.bsky.social.

Thank you @deceleration.bsky.social for the opportunity to attend ASLE & write an article. Check it out here: Can Poetry Save the World from Extractivist Plunder and Climate Violence? These scholars of multi-lingual poetry from Latin America say yes, and... deceleration.news/can-poetry-s...

Amid rising attacks on trans people, ideas from ‘queer ecology’ can light the way toward an alternative environmental politics capable of honoring ‘femme-coded’ ways of thriving beside and beyond our waterways.

@deceleration.bsky.social assembled a panel of South Texas writer-activists at the 16th convening of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) to explore what it means to write and publish for Earth protection and human rights in a time of authoritarian cruelty.

"The Queer South" in Southern Cultures Mag.

"It’s not the kids’ responsibility to fix things, it’s ours. But we can support them, combining their ideas, creativity and passion with our knowledge and experience."

Last week: Legislators have launched renewed attacks targeting gender and ethnic studies departments, programs, and courses, which educators say threaten academic freedom and the prestige of Texas universities

Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88, was a strong and vocal environmental advocate and used his papacy to help inspire global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. He framed climate change as an urgent spiritual issue and helped push the world to take action.

To all my Catholic friends and family, my deepest sympathy on the passing of Pope Francis, a person of power who championed climate justice, human rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, women’s rights, and much more. I texted with my son all day. “Something has shifted,” he tells me. 😔 QEPD. 🕊️ 📿

Did I miss a memo about pickles, or am I only now noticing? I am almost certain I've never noticed a whole pickle menu (Popeye's), packages of corn puffs (Pickle Balls by Vlasic), and pickled drinks (Dutch Bros.). Pickles with chamoy? Yes. Topo Chico preparado? Yes. But, all these other things?

You need this one. 🦜✨

Gave a talk yesterday for a beautiful community of folks, and I can't stop saying glochids. Must have mentioned it a thousand times. As I type with them all in my fingers (yes, ouch), it's a great reminder that relocating a nopal is for the birds! Much love for the invitation to talk about process.

Community work. My jam! Blessed to be part of this incredible circle of people and plant relatives. Check out the "cool stuff" growing around town. www.terraadvocati.org/post/huertos...

Congrats, Hannah! I'm excited to read it! <3

Just got my copy of RSQ. I'm super excited to read @hannahhopkins.bsky.social's piece! "A Sense of Direction: Rhetoric, Energy, and Infrastructure." Congrats, Hannah!

How I’ve yearned for poetry to find me again. There she is. In the refraction of lemon ginger tea.

Exciting for people who’ve never encountered/documented this chulita; however, did no one think to ask locals, ancianos, or native people before naming it & “discovering” it? I can almost guarantee it already has a relational or functional name w/ folks. 🌱☀️✨👀 #my2cents #icouldbewrong #askanabuelita

What does it mean to love a place that is in constant change? Grappling with the impermanence of landscape, made evident in Montana’s wildfires and the Cascadia earthquake, @ericajberry.bsky.social tries to hold shifting lands she is rooted in. Read “The Fault of Time.” buff.ly/43l7ftT

Morning in the wetlands with research team.

My next read as I co-labor on a community garden. 🪴 It’s been on my shelf too long.

Currently on audiobook on my commute to and from work. Let’s see how it goes… #booksky

My bougainvillea is upset with me. She’ll need to be pruned in the next couple of weeks. She wasn’t ready to let go, yet.

I just showed up for the anthropology lesson at halftime. #biggerthanmusic

I want to be on his level of “me vale madres.” 😎 If I ever say your name and smile like that… Hijuesu!

"Non-classical" quantum physics. #QuantumNonlocality

#relationships #incommunity #microbialvillage #emergentbehaviors

Virtual social hug and #solidarity, Anel! Abrazo chingxn!

Kept my old car just because it has a tape deck. Still runs. When it wants.

Morning. Feathers and leaves.

Out in life before the freeze.

Completed this novel over winter break. My review is on StoryGraph. This book gripped me until the end. Agency. Who has it? Who deserves it? And who decides? #Africanfuturism #Botswana #SciFi #Cyberpunk #Incarceration #Freedom #Criminality #Immigration #Simulation #Surveillance #GenerationalTrauma

Near my home. #southside

First book of 2025 on #booksky "The Practice, The Horizon, and The Chain" by Sofia Samatar (2024). What's yours?

Now, do SATX. Fascinating. #plasticlist #plasticchemicals Citation: PlasticList. 'Data on Plastic Chemicals in Bay Area Foods'. plasticlist.org. Accessed Jan 03, 2025.

Afternoon hike. San Marcos River. Gonzales, TX. Palmetto State Park. Overcast afternoon. Best.

TBR when not writing dissertation.

Can confirm.

Supporting local. New coffee spot down the street! #southside Owner is a teacher. Come support!

Love being in community. Galeria E.V.A. ✨🌽🙏🏽💕🥣 Fundraiser for feeding our houseless folk.

Propagate Xmas Cactus. Story goes that a little boy prayed for reprieve from drought. When he awoke, his environment was filled with flowering Christmas nopal. There are many stories of how it came to be. Each one is special.

Nopal skeletons. Favorite.

Not me trying to "save the trees" while simultaneously printing drafts to write on b/c it's easier to edit in print rather than on a computer's tiny, menacing screen. My many contradictions.

Going back to previous drafts of the intro of my dissertation, I think, "Who even is this person?" Rewriting. Cutting everything out to bring a 50-page intro down to 24 healthy pages. Y todavía está toda trasquilada este intro. 😭 A huevo. Let's go. #shittyfirstdrafts #primerborrador

“Glacial Longings” by Elizabeth Rush included in @longreads.com A Year in Reading: A Shift in Perspective, the stories that sparked awe and made me think differently in 2024 by @kristastevens.bsky.social. longreads.com/2024/12/09/a...

Talking to them about Minecraft, The Last of Us, and Interstellar was a highlight.

Was super nervous to talk to high school students & educators. Respect. As a decathlon alum, I hope I did my mentors proud. Shout out Mrs. Linda Davis, Mrs. Nancy Crockett (QEPD), & Mr. Roger Kramer (QEPD).

Was honored to present to coaches & students for Texas Academic Decathlon re: climate change & everyday rhetoric. The climate economist who preceded me called mechanics "actual engineers." I wish everyone described my tios like this. Love it.

On my way to campus (45 minutes), I drove behind a semi with a salvage yard decal. The back displayed the words "Defund Welfare # everyoneishiring" w/o a listed phone #. Let it be known that I'm not hiring. I cannot pay a living wage or offer a comprehensive benefits package. So, not everyone. 🤷‍♀️

If you know of any excellent small press books coming out in January 2025, I would love to hear about it.

Enjoyed The Light Eaters this summer. Saving to listen #podcast