“Im eor jet rej buromoj im rej ettor im armej rej jibwe er mokta jan aer ekkake.” “And, there were some who were buromoj [afflicted by melancholia or grief], and they run, and people seize them, before they can fly away.” (266, 262) “Story about lōrro” ribwebenato Jelibor Jam, 1975. Stories from the Marshall Islands. Jack Tobin. Grounded Anchor yourself… Read More
Archives for May 2020
Thoughts on climate and covid
What a weird and awful time in the world right now. When I moved back home to the Marshalls this past December, after three years of being based in Portland, Oregon, I never thought our country would suddenly be locked down, for months at a time, cut off from the rest of the world. I never thought I’d be grounded… Read More