Peter is in the Forest

If Trump Were A University President, He Would Be Removed and Placed Under Criminal Investigation

April 19, 2019

Volume II of the Mueller Report makes one thing very clear: Donald Trump obstructed justice and it is within the Constitutional authority of the House of Representatives to take action based on his corrupt intent. I’ve been thinking about this today and came up with a scenario that is similar enough to what Mueller reported … More If Trump Were A University President, He Would Be Removed and Placed Under Criminal Investigation

NATURA. CATHEDRA. MACHINA.

April 16, 2019

NATURA. CATHEDRA. MACHINA. The house my mother, father, sister, and I Lived in was just a mile or so as the crow Flies from the ten-acre pond. Tonight the peepers will sing down the sun From their wetland choir under the arches Of the rough jack and pitch pine branches. Far east of here, Notre … More NATURA. CATHEDRA. MACHINA.

Community safety, people’s rights, and climate optimism: My legacy of service in Ferguson Township

April 13, 2019

As I’m getting ready to step down at the end of June, I will be reflecting on my three+ years on the Ferguson Township Board. I’ll start with accomplishments that I have spurred or been truly honored to be a part of. While I’ve initiated some of these, they all required work from the other board members, our (awesome) staff, and citizen volunteers. We have… … More Community safety, people’s rights, and climate optimism: My legacy of service in Ferguson Township

Pieces accepted in The Watershed Journal

April 13, 2019

Thrilled to learn that two of my poems, “Vespers in the Barrens” and “Memorial Day in the Shale Fields” will be featured in the spring edition of the The Watershed Journal. “Vespers” reflects on the land’s and our own mortality in a place where iron was once rapacious king but now the land is a … More Pieces accepted in The Watershed Journal

Anyone who says the Ferguson board is indifferent to environmental issues is deluded or manufacturing disinformation.

April 11, 2019

Recently, Micaela Amateau Amato alleged that Ferguson Township’s supervisors appear to be indifferent to citizens’ concerns about plastic pollution and climate change. She wrongly accuses the board of failing to cooperate with our regional partners to take environmental issues seriously. I am not sure where she has gotten this idea, but I would like to … More Anyone who says the Ferguson board is indifferent to environmental issues is deluded or manufacturing disinformation.

Stop the Dirty Water Rule

April 10, 2019

Today, the EPA should be protecting the Clean Water Act and other water-related regulation, not giving away our waters to big polluters. As a member of the Spring Creek Watershed Commission, I am flummoxed by these proposed changes. They pave the way for fish kills and dirty drinking water. When I was six, our parents … More Stop the Dirty Water Rule

Smile

March 29, 2019

SMILE In these swift gelid waters, My feet struggle to set Themselves on the midstream Algae-slicked rocks. The snow-fed current rushes Through the riffle round my ankles. It bends the dusk in uncountable Hallucinations. Why do they come speaking In non-words, In gibber Over the creek’s babble? Mother. Grief-ridden. Weathered hands … More Smile

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