A Quick Dip in the Bog

Reencountering familiar plants in an unfamiliar ecosystem

I’ve been participating in a year-long writing program as I work on a book about weeds. One recurring aspect of the program is attempting to estrange ourselves from our own work so that we can encounter it with fresh eyes. Gretchen Henderson, who leads the program, shares snippets of our own work with us along with the work of our colleagues. It’s surpr…