Dawn Kane Writes

The dogs announced the landing of the plastic wrapped package on my doorstep. Used shoes. In terms of limiting my impact on the planet,...

I have been reading a lot of climate science lately. Perhaps a little too much as it's bringing on nightmares—I woke recently wondering...

In early 2023, shortly after ChatGPT's release, it became apparent some of my students, who were preparing to matriculate into US...

Under a blazing summer sun, the Earth Quaker Action Team, EQAT, and supporters from around the country came together in Malvern,...

When Sangho Alhousseyni was granted a working permit in the US, he started out by driving for Uber. He studied English and business by...

One recent afternoon, the sun was shining, and two bumble bees were engaged in a courtship dance as they buzzed around one another in my...

The City of Philadelphia modified its zoning codes to protect heritage trees back in December of 2011. It may not be enough to protect 48...

Spring has been wicked crazy in the Philadelphia area with temperatures oscillating between 75F and 23F within one week. Somehow the...

It's not a dress designed for tango. The emerald sheath's slim cut and meager leg slit doesn't allow much room for dramatic steps, but it...

Trying to get through the day can be such a challenge. Sometimes we can't take in one more thing, so we put on our blinders and work our...

Coming into the holidays can be like the day before the start of a new diet. I am not going to buy anyone useless junk. I'm going to bake...

The neat white Rabbit Recycling van stops at my curbside, and the driver, Meghan Sismour, takes the 44-gallon lidded container holding...

When I asked my niece, Summer Ann Dorr,24, what prompted her to engage in a months-long battle with her mother (my sister ) about the use...

In Loren Eisley's tale, The Star Thrower, which I used to read to young students in school, a small boy was scooping up starfish stranded...

On a Saturday in June, when I arrived at the meeting point for a neighborhood stream cleanup, I found a gathering of friends. Picking up...

It's probable that everyone should go take a nap—after you read this brief post that is... So my calendar said I should finish three...

I cannot remember the last time I went for a walk in the woods without having leashed it firmly to a chore—going to clean up trash,...

In the Philadelphia area many people put in the extra effort to pick up litter or plant some trees on Earth Day. It's a good start, but...

In the realm of good news, bad news: I love the spring days beginning with the crazy chirping of birds outside my window, and that we...

As February winds down and temperatures here in Philadelphia swing between the 60s and the 20s, this past month has felt like a whole...