Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025devonfredericksen.substack.comOver the Tuscan HillWhy I refuse to age gracefully 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenKrista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Exquisite wordsmith @devonfredericksen.bsky.social traveled to a remote Norwegian archipelago for @biographic.bsky.social to document the human stewards who care for wild seabirds, and the reciprocal relationship that benefits both. (Stay tuned for Devon's book that stemmed from this assignment!)biographic.comThe Eider Keepers - bioGraphicAn age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. 171
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Here’s my weird recipe for writing productivity. It’s one part flame, one part wax, and one part holding up my end of a moral bargain.devonfredericksen.substack.comHow I Motivate Myself to WriteThe best tool I’ve found for getting words on the page 010
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 19/08/2025For some summer sweetness, this week’s Substack is a roundup of rom-coms that challenge the genre’s historically problematic tropes.devonfredericksen.substack.comThe Best Rom-Coms I’ve Seen in Recent YearsA snob’s selection 000
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I just returned from living on a remote island for three months and here’s what I learned about pleasure-seeking.devonfredericksen.substack.comThe Relationship Between Scarcity and RewardWhat living on a remote island reminded me about pleasure-seeking 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenShannon Kelly Donahue @shannonkellydonahue.com · 11/07/2025A thoughtful and thought-provoking essay by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social. Thanks for the recommendation, @amethystwrites.bsky.social! 142
Reposted by Devon FredericksenOff Assignment @offassignment.bsky.social · 27/04/2025This week, we're reading: Anthony Lane's regional tour of risotto; OA contributor @steventagle.com on finding refuge in the Greek language, and @devonfredericksen.bsky.social on a whale washed ashore on Long Beach Peninsula. These & more recs: buff.ly/NLzyfQN 031
Reposted by Devon Fredericksenswitchyardtulsa.bsky.social @switchyardtulsa.bsky.social · 28/04/2025We’re excited to share that @devonfredericksen.bsky.social’s beautiful essay "To Steal a Whale Bone" was featured in @longreads.com last week! You can find it in the latest issue of Switchyard. Read it online now: www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal... 031
Reposted by Devon FredericksenLongreads @longreads.com · 02/05/20253. "To Steal a Whale Bone," @devonfredericksen.bsky.social @switchyardtulsa.bsky.social "Fredericksen’s careful gaze—leveled both inward and on the ever-changing shoreline—makes this piece one you’ll savor." www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal...switchyardmag.comTo Steal a Whale Bone — SwitchyardBy Devon Fredericksen 131
Reposted by Devon FredericksenLongreads @longreads.com · 23/04/2025“There’s something about the thrill of discovery that can make a person believe what they’ve found is theirs now—to claim, to guard, to name.” @devonfredericksen.bsky.social for Switchyard www.switchyardmag.com/issue-4/whal...switchyardmag.comTo Steal a Whale Bone — SwitchyardBy Devon Fredericksen 011
Reposted by Devon FredericksenJosephine Woolington @jwoolington.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I’ve been working on this story for @highcountrynews.bsky.social for many months and am so grateful to members of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation for all that they shared with me. Also so grateful to @epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social for her stunning art. 💜 www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...hcn.orgThe true cost of the huckleberry industry - High Country NewsThe Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision. 2217
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 24/02/2025My latest up on Substack:devonfredericksen.substack.comHow Many Angry Women Does It Take to Smash the Patriarchy?And is it possible to get pleasure from rage? 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 14/02/2025You can read the feature by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social here: www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...biographic.comThe Eider Keepers - bioGraphicAn age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. 0113
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025I had so much fun answering Britany Robinson’s thoughtful questions for her insightful Substack, Wild Writing. Check out our conversation here:substack.comWhere's the conflict?Devon Fredericksen on trusting the story—and Modern Love! 010
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025New Substack post up, in which I tell the story about getting way too stoned at OMSI and how that impacted my thoughts on beauty and monsters. devonfredericksen.substack.com/p/how-import...devonfredericksen.substack.comHow Important Is Beauty?And what happens when you fall in love with a monster? 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenMeera Subramanian @meerasub.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Will she or won't she steal the whale bone? In this lovely essay, by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social, that's not actually the question to be asking. #SwitchyardMagazinebuff.lyTo Steal a Whale Bone — SwitchyardBy Devon Fredericksen 143
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Latest Substack post up, in which I explore why, surrounded by an ocean of post-election sadness, I feel strangely buoyant. Read it here: devonfredericksen.substack.com/p/what-i-did... 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenVirginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Check out this story from @devonfredericksen.bsky.social for a taste of the kinds of stories that @hakaimagazine.com & bioGraphic will produce! 141
Reposted by Devon FredericksenbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024ICYMI, we're joining forces with bioGraphic in the new year, but that doesn't mean we're letting up on our dedication to covering coastal science and societies--as evidenced by some of these A+ bioGraphic stories. A 🧵: www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...biographic.comThe Eider Keepers - bioGraphicAn age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. 5175
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024A bright spot in journalism! Hakai and bioGraphic are combining forces! Consider donating to support this merger. More than ever, we need rigorous fact-checking, stories that enliven the way we think about the natural world, and scientific reporting told beautifully.biographic.comHakai Magazine - bioGraphic 040
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 11/11/2024New post up at my Substack, Bitten Fruit.devonfredericksen.substack.comMan Tears as EntertainmentWhy I can’t look away 010
Reposted by Devon FredericksenbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 22/05/2024Extreme heat is bad for triploid oysters—bred for summer eating. Does climate change means we should open our palates to "spawnier" oysters? 🦪👀 By @devonfredericksen.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/news/so-long...hakaimagazine.comSo Long Triploids, Hello Creamy Oysters | Hakai MagazineTriploid oysters—selectively bred for summer eating—suffer in high temperatures. Is their plight enough to get us to change our oyster eating habits? 032
Devon Fredericksen @devonfredericksen.bsky.social · 11/03/2024For @bioGraphic, I wrote about an age-old tradition in Norway that illuminates the bond between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. www.biographic.com/the-eider-ke...biographic.comThe Eider Keepers - bioGraphicAn age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. 070