Writer of feelings & the environment (Orion, NYT, Guardian, etc), teacher, author of Wolfish (winner of 2024 Oregon Book Award). Portland, OR. She/her. www.ericaberry.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3md4l3nm7f226Devastated by the violence against children by ICE and also: leaders in our country have condoned unspeakable violence against children in Palestine for years now. Which is to say I guess I’m not surprised? This country’s moral compass is so fucked.23 Jan 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4l3nm7f226https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3m4m2jrckyc2lI was on phone with my Montana grandma when she heard a bang in house and realized a bird had hit her window. 10 minutes later she had dissected it for dinner from “UTube.” who will help this woman get her own channel01 Nov 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4m2jrckyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3m3g6japlhs27cool that my parents just sent this photo from their garden of me and my freelance friends trying to scavenge protein amid the AI slop of our wilting media ecosystem17 Oct 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g6japlhs27https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3m2rvm33cfs2gily Zohran09 Oct 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rvm33cfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lvvzmmijl223The average U.S. taxpayer paid MINIMUM $112.12 last year on Israeli weapons. Join me in donating $112.12 for Gaza relief today (DM receipts) and I’ll pick two raffle winners: 1) a personalized copy of Wolfish sent to person of your choice 2) a one-hour Zoom writing consult08 Aug 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvzmmijl223https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3ltx5g2g4bk23I lived on Zohran’s freshman floor and he’s an excellent neighbor who always shared his pizza…and if you don’t like the idea of SHARING the pie, well I don’t what to tell you [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltx5g2g4bk23https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lrcgmjsq7k2zI flew to Vermont to help my college bf with her newborn but guess what, the baby is helping me11 Jun 2025 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrcgmjsq7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3loyoefuuxk23WRITE-A-THON UPDATE 🪄🪄 🪄yesterday we raised over $1150 for Pueblo Unido and wrote/revised tens of thousands of words - ever lucky to be a part of PDX’s big-hearted deeply inspiring writing community. Want to be on list to learn more about the June event? Let @emmapattee.bsky.social or I know [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyoefuuxk23https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lohhm5qboc2dA woman I don’t know sent a note via my website contact form offering to let me write at her seaside guest cottage for free….obviously I said yes and now I’m here and sorry family I am never leaving05 May 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohhm5qboc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lo7lkug6os2eNew Eula Biss in @orionmagazine.bsky.social and it's (of course) a marvel, about gardening and resistance writ large https://orionmagazine.org/article/force/?mc_cid=57b2994463&mc_eid=5d25f0e08f02 May 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7lkug6os2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lnjado6fcs2r42 hours in Hollywood and it’s important the people know how lacquered my hair and sweaty my pits got on the green screen23 Apr 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjado6fcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lnja7lhhsc27 ICYMI, Donna Haraway said the years between 2000 and 2050 should be called The Great Dithering…welcome to its pinnacle 💅🏼23 Apr 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnja7lhhsc27https://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3ln4ta3bdgc2xI'm teaching a 90 minute Zoom workshop on researched memoir next Tues (5-6:30pm PST) and there are just a few spots left online--would love to see you there! lu.ma/jrfvy1ws https://lu.ma/jrfvy1ws18 Apr 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4ta3bdgc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericajberry.bsky.social/post/3lmwyu3uk4k2eAs a teen I sometimes got to join my mom at Portland Arts & Lectures to see cool authors in this beautiful concert hall, and last night I got to OPEN for translator queen Emily Wilson by reading from Wolfish right there. My squealing teen heart beats on!! Ever grateful to @literaryarts.bsky.social16 Apr 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:eeksdvr5yxaufambv276bssq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwyu3uk4k2e