A very partial review of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass, which is also available as a blog post at russellv.com.

This episode exists only as a podcast at this point. The writing will come, but later.

Linking nature and culture by leaning into it. This episode is a slightly updated and expanded version of the blog post of the same name, which is available here.

What the writing coach helped me to discover. (This is a podcast version, a bit elaborated and updated, from the blog post of the same name, which you can find here.)

A subtle book from the past. (This is a podcast version of the blog post of the same name, which you can find here).

When animacy means intimacy, and when not so much. For names and links, check out the blog version at russellv.com.

When you go to a deserted cemetery island in the Adriatic and the ferry driver asks if you know where to find the key.

Find the accompanying blog post (which you might need for spelling!) at russellv.com.

Some people educate themselves out of their families. Translators educate themselves out of their nations.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://russellv.com/2018/03/10/translation-and-exile/