This month, we continue with the young adult/teen focus, certainly timely right now as youth have entered the front lines on fighting climate change. On March 15, 2019, an international march took place with thousands of students from dozens of countries skipping school and calling for government action. Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg helped to spur this action last year, though before that youth were already in the arena. It’s such a positive and hopeful sign, and quite naturally, literature continues to remark on such issues. This week we look at works by D.G. Driver, author of The Juniper Sawfeather trilogy, a series of fantasy novels showing how a native American teenager, Juniper, deals with oil spills, logging, and endangered orcas. D.G. has a degree in theater arts from U.C. Irvine. Her first short story was published in Catalyst Magazine, and her first original play was produced in Los Angeles. She is an actor and enjoys community theater in Nashville. She’s also a special education
On Late Style Ecotheatre
“There’s a wilding inside that connects with a wilding up there,” Uncle, the elderly environmentalist, says in my 2014 play
Elizabeth Doud and the Mermaid Tear Factory
Elizabeth Doud takes on the role of Siren Jones in her one-person performance, The Mermaid Tear Factory. Based in Miami,
An Interview with Artist Jamie Martinez
This month I have for you a fascinating interview with artist Jamie Martinez, who recently participated in a climate-themed group
Painting to Represent the Changing of the Seasons
Some of my fondest memories come from visiting galleries and museums and walking around in admiration. I first took an
Atul Bhalla: On the Physical, Historical, Religious and Political Aspects of Water
Atul Bhalla is a New Delhi-based conceptual and performance artist. Using photography, video and installation, he has spent the last
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Solar Tapestry
Imagine future archaeologists, post-Anthropocene, discovering an ancient display of colorful solar panels arranged in a straight line. The archaeologists hypothesize
Off the Road: A Trip to the Arctic
I arrived early that cold spring morning to the only car rental in Fairbanks willing to allow their cars to
Wild Authors: Ned Tillman
I continue my spotlight focus on authors whose novels are aimed toward a young adult and/or teen audience. These books might
Fifty Years of Creating Climate Conscious Art
“Behold my works, how beautiful they are, but do not destroy them, as there is no one to repair them