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Amal El-Mohtar

Amal El-Mohtar

Mar
06
Against a blurred snowy background, close up on five drops of water clinging to a thorny horizontal red-green branch.

Letter of News: Early March Link Roundup

Dear Friends, I'm writing this from yet another white-out day of constant snow and craving a little more
3 min read
Mar
02
A skeletal winter tree foregrounded against pure blue sky, with two silhouetted crows perched towards the top right branches.

AugurCon Keynote 2022: Up With the Birds

Dear Readers, What follows is the transcript – edited and condensed for clarity – of a keynote talk I was invited to
26 min read
Feb
27
Close up on a pinecone ornament dangling from a bare branch on a bright sunny day against a snowy background.

Letter of News: Columns of Witches Dressed as People

Dear friends, February's felt uncharacteristically long, and I think it's mostly been the snow. But today
5 min read
Feb
04
A fresh-baked sourdough boule, slashed such that a square of concentric flour circles sits decoratively atop the loaf.

Fresh Out of New Years

Dear Friends, I've often said that I feel there should be one full month between the end of
4 min read
Nov
29
A tangle of black branches blanketed in snow over a riverbank bordered by snow-topped boulders and tall snowy grasses.

Letter of News: Columns and Keynotes

Dear Friends, This is not the newsletter in which I talk about Twitter being gutted by a billionaire buffoon, or
5 min read
Sep
15
The sky meeting the sea in daylight, light blue against dark blue.

Wayward Missives

Dear Friends, I’m writing from the ocean. That’s probably incorrect, but it’s what it feels like: sky
2 min read
Aug
06
A grey day over Glasgow airport's airfield, glimpsed through a window on which the words "To travel hopefully" appear.

Travelling Hopefully

Dear Friends, I want to write about August, and how in my mind it's a red-gold month of
4 min read
Jul
08
Cloudscape as seen from an airplane flying high above them: like if sand dunes were made of rushing white water.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

Yesterday, I was in Ottawa; then very briefly in Halifax; now I am in Glasgow. The day's been
3 min read
Jun
18
A wild scattering of very pink rose petals in very green grass.

Tonight: An Evening with Far-Flung Friends

Dear Friends, I've been remiss in writing to you; I blink and a new Friday's rolled
3 min read
May
27
A twisting elm tree photographed from beneath its canopy, looking like a dancer arching her back against the sky.

Florence + the May Sheen

Dear Friends, During this month of May I had a perfect week. It was not this past week, which has
5 min read
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