In 2021 I had the honor of choosing the writer in residence for Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens for that year, and I chose Ellyn Gaydos. As the residence was for a botanical garden, a general theme of nature was the intention.

The novel Gaydos submitted a portion of was impressive on its own-her writing is impeccable. Later I went on to research her prior publications, and I came across this hard-hitting piece in Logic(s): In the Shadow of Big Blue. When I think of nature, I don’t think of computer chips and abandoned IBM buildings. But of course these are very intertwined and relevant.

Continue reading “in the shadow of big blue” →