Archive - The Amphibian

The Planet Wants us to Die

Joyful militancy and expanding beyond our siloed selves

Feb 12 •

January 2024

Stories around the New Year's altar

Transformations, faith, and self-defense

Jan 12 •

December 2023

This Christmas, a Liberating Love Ethic

Last week while shopping with my partner Ethan, I turned to him and asked, “What does Christmas mean to you?” I quickly added, “No joke answers.” He…

Dec 22, 2023 •

What's Missing from COP28

Sincerity and indigenous-inspired kinship

Dec 6, 2023 •

November 2023

Intentional Activism: Journal Prompts for Sustaining Resistance

Over the past two weeks, I’ve witnessed the genocide in Palestine worsen and the outpouring of grief, rage, and resistance in response. People all over…

Nov 9, 2023 •

October 2023

Letter to a Weary Activist

Dear one, I know you’ve been carrying the weight of the world in your heart. Here – you can leave all that baggage by the door, take off your shoes…

Oct 26, 2023 •

September 2023

Growing into Adulthood Under the Climate Crisis

Dear friends and readers, The other night I spotted a dark lump on the balcony. I thought it was a rat at first. But, no. There are no rats in the…

Sep 28, 2023 •

Activists are Meaning-Makers

Trusting in goodness and beauty

Sep 17, 2023 •

Principle or Love – What brings you to the revolution?

Spoilers for The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Dear friends and readers, I just recently returned from a five day trip to rural Zambales, and my body is…

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

Rosario, Cavite

A basic mass integration with one fishing community facing the harmful effects of dredging and reclamation.

Aug 17, 2023 •

What does it mean to be a good revolutionary?

Cognitive dissonance in activism and finding life-saving agency.

Aug 3, 2023 •

June 2023

On the diversity of the divine

The thesis is still a river. / At the top of the mountain / is a murderous light, so strong / it’s like staring into an original / joy, foundational, …

Jun 4, 2023 •

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