Place Conscious Literacy

Have you ever felt like the drained red battery icon is lit up on your forehead, signaling “charge me NOW”? In today’s nonstop world of doing, consuming, optimizing, and competing, how can we not always feel drained? Replenishment is a luxury, as is having time to be truly present, to notice, and to be curious. I know how it feels because I’ve lived it. Working in a culture where I’m just another cog in the machine, easily replaceable. Working so hard to prove my value, but

Doreen Massey Doreen Massey 1944-2016 "Doreen Massey, emeritus professor of geography at The Open University, and one of the major figures in twentieth-century geography, passed away suddenly on March 11, 2016, at the age of 72. She was one of the most influential thinkers on the left, and her work on space, place and power has been recognized all over the world." (source) For a more complete biography of Massey, I recommend her memorials from the American Association of Geog

Places not as points or areas on maps, but as integrations of space and time; as spatio-temporal events. — Doreen Massey, For Space, p. 130 This interactive map represents my current virtual place in the cloud. Zoom in and click the pins to learn more about the people in each place, their literacies (defined as their shared knowledge and values), and the hub that connects us all. Shape-shifting place I work remotely for the tech industry from my home in Bozeman, MT. My daily