The art of the essay as cultural history and nature writing. By John Davis.
John Davis
Looking closer into our chronic condition: business as
Switching the way we see the world, and our ourselves, in
Civilization Ruffled
How is COVID-19 an expression of the world we've made? By John Davis.

Plastic and the Great Global Misunderstanding
Becoming informed about another major ecological crisis. By John Davis.

Seams of Division Coming Unstitched
Reflections on how a mostly white, humanist society has appropriated pretty well everything over ecological accommodation. By John Davis.

The Green New Deal and 'Accursed Wealth!'
Looking closer into our chronic condition: business as usual in a world spiralling down. By John Davis.

Rethinking Politics in the New Climatic Regime
Switching the way we see the world, and our ourselves, in the age of climatic crisis. By John Davis.

Candy? Candy?
Spinning new cloth . . . unraveling the hard fabric of a globalized economy. By John Davis.

Collapse and the Amnesia of the Golden Future
Past fallen civilizations and what they tell us about how to get to a sustainable future. By John Davis.

Edward Abbey's 'No Comment'
Why Edward Abbey's sense of what matters is imprinted in local places we cherish. By John Davis.
