Solid Ground: Stories of Earth and Everyday Life

The Affluence of Time

Grounding for the New Year

Jan 18 • Ruby McConnell

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Join my new subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

Jan 4 • Ruby McConnell

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December 2025

Love Canal

The Birth of Modern Environmental Regulation

Dec 6, 2025 • Ruby McConnell

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November 2025

Losing Joyce

On Loneliness and Connection in Desperate Times

Nov 16, 2025 • Ruby McConnell

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October 2025

Local Histories- The Children of the Tillamook Burn

How a twenty-year megafire helped shape Portland's environmental ethic

Oct 19, 2025 • Ruby McConnell

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I, Sensor

October's newsletter has a brand new essay just for subscribers!

Oct 5, 2025 • Ruby McConnell

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September 2025

Hope, Irony, and Connection

Welcome to Solid Ground

Sep 25, 2025 • Ruby McConnell

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June 2025