Writer. Author of EVERY LIVING THING and A SENSE OF THE WORLD. https://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lwzozn3k622eWe are nearing the point where certain factions will attempt to reframe racism, sexism, homophobia and other bigotry as forms of “freedom”. You know: freedom to hate who you wanna hate. Isn’t that in the Bible, or at least the Constitution?23 Aug 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzozn3k622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lwzop65ims2eThis is quite a brilliant essay, and I’m honored that Seán used EVERY LIVING THING as a springboard for his thoughts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2025 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzop65ims2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lszhbsbfzc2tI’m reading from EVERY LIVING THING tomorrow, July 3rd, at Tally Ho Books, the cool new bookstore on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. Details here: https://tallyhobookstore.com/events/287892025070303 Jul 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszhbsbfzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3loc7jw4bek27Donald Trump will be the clown-villain of American history. Or there will be no American history.03 May 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc7jw4bek27https://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3llg6vts3tc2vSo, this was one amazing evening. Congratulations, Josh! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2025 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3llg6vts3tc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lkw6djxwrc23I was honored to both be interviewed and have my book Every Living Thing featured in this lovely, in-depth dive into the nature of naming Nature, on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s Ideas programme. Amazing work by producer Moira Donovan https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/discover-of-unidentified-species-classification-1.746272621 Mar 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkw6djxwrc23https://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lekfthkzac2zI wish this wasn’t the feeling I was bringing into January, 2025. But yeah. Here we go again.30 Dec 2024 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekfthkzac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3legkpgymh22gAn interesting (and totally accurate, so far as I can tell) review of EVERY LIVING THING from The Inquisitive Biologist. https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/12/24/book-review-every-living-thing-the-great-and-deadly-race-to-know-all-life https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/12/24/book-review-every-living-thing-the-great-and-deadly-race-to-know-all-life/29 Dec 2024 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3legkpgymh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lefadmlopk2aRecipe? Or CBGB’s playbill, 1981? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Dec 2024 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lefadmlopk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jsnr.bsky.social/post/3lee5lwtt3k2aLafayette, I am here. (And if you need historical context for that kind of reference, I am your kind of author.28 Dec 2024 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:bcxfureflba5ktm4yr4536be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lee5lwtt3k2a