In 2017, I sat down with bestselling author and lawyer Corban Addison in Charlottesville, VA to discuss his book, A Harvest of Thorns.
February 2017
I Was a Climate Change Denier: Why I Changed My Mind
This article is part of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ethical Writers Coalition. From Creationist to Climate Change Believer In the 12th grade, my Economics teacher, who also happened to be the women’s track …
Is All Natural Makeup Better?
Makeup developer and small business owner, Kerrie, and I live in the same town, but I’d never met her until she commented on my recent post about my beauty routine. The conversation that developed there was highly informative, and I …
Deciphering My Style: Spring 2017
I’ve never been particularly good at nailing down what I like in specific terms. And that’s been a problem for me as I’ve embraced a more expensive, ethical market. I can’t just buy all the things and see what works. …
Rest Easy: An Eco + Ethical Bedroom
This list contains affiliate links. After 4 years of blogging, it’s easy for me to talk about ethical clothes and accessories. But as I try to extend the sustainable ethos outward to other areas of my life, I find that …
On “Activism” Burnout, and What I’m Doing to Resist It
In the days and weeks following the Women’s March, I was about as close to “woke” as I’ve ever been. I was bearing witness, I was donating, I was reading and tweeting and posting. And then…I broke down. I started …




