they whom the birds despise

Japanese ceramics from the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Robin L. Chandler 2026

“If we refuse to see what is coming, expedited by our unwillingness to make the necessary changes to not just survive, but flourish, then we are the creators of our own demise. Change is upon us and change is within us. Whatever future may be collapsing before our eyes, we can dream a new world into being. We can protect what is vulnerable and restore and rebuild what remains with love for those who will follow us.”  p. 306

Excerpt from Terry Tempest Williams’ The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary (Grove Press, 2026)