Eric Shonkwiler

Eric Shonkwiler

Jan
04
January 6th, 2022 and What Comes After

January 6th, 2022 and What Comes After

It might just be me and my hatred of the cold, but I'm finding that I hate winter
6 min read
Dec
07
Holiday Break

Holiday Break

When/If will be taking a few weeks off while we all do our best to ignore our inboxes. Remember
Nov
30
The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 2

The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 2

I want to talk, once again, about the things that we use up. Last week we discussed the over–or
6 min read
Nov
23
The Unbearable Consumption of Being, Part 1

The Unbearable Consumption of Being, Part 1

Lately we've been talking a lot about supply chains, about food, and about the collision course we'
6 min read
Nov
19
Current Events Update/Reminders

Current Events Update/Reminders

I'm not going to dwell on or dissect what just happened. I think most of us expected it,
2 min read
Nov
16
Supply Chain Failures and Dual Power

Supply Chain Failures and Dual Power

Remember that old saying, "The best time to buy your Christmas presents was last year, the second best time
6 min read
Nov
09
Disrupting the New Normal

Disrupting the New Normal

Earlier in the pandemic there was a sense, I think, that COVID-19 had unified us—not in a good way,
6 min read
Nov
02
Guerrilla Gardening to Own the (Neo)Libs

Guerrilla Gardening to Own the (Neo)Libs

Along with the recent increase in popularity of foraging–thanks in part to the absolute joy that is Blackforager– [https:
5 min read
Oct
26
What/If: Solutions to Collapse and Climate Change

What/If: Solutions to Collapse and Climate Change

In short: there ain't any. But while we don't have solutions, we do have answers to
5 min read
Oct
19
The Formula for Collapse

The Formula for Collapse

It's a mistake to think of a collapse, or the collapse, as some kind of monolithic, singular event.
7 min read