Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist If my brain had a chamber that held all the existential dread I could carry about the state of the world, it would have a heavy door with a...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist If my brain had a chamber that held all the existential dread I could carry about the state of the world, it would have a heavy door with a...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist As we’re all far too familiar with right now, living in a place that is susceptible to extreme weather and environmental patterns is humbling. Multiple times a year, we’re...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I spent the past two weeks touring Alaska — chasing clear, sunny days and plotting map points in coastal fishing towns, quirky backpacking communities, state parks, national parks, reserves...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Last weekend I ran an ultramarathon, my first long-distance race in more than two years. For anyone who doesn’t revel in extra-long distances or speak the language of a...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With several recent iterations of “guidelines for small-town living” popping up in this publication and elsewhere, I wasn’t able to resist writing a few rules of my own. Growing...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist For the past few days, I’ve been binge-listening to the Modern Love podcast produced by The New York Times. Based on submissions from the popular print column, the podcast...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist During the past year, the idea of “being social” has meant many different things. From the first weeks of quarantine — wherein the confines of my small house and...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist My childhood library was a squat brick building with two sentry-like willow trees and a view of the sediment-stained Tomorrow River — a sleepy stream that winds its way...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve recently become aware that my 30th birthday is later this year; aware in the same kind of way as a far-off vacation that starts taking up more space...
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff Outside of writing this column, I work with businesses to help establish or rework their outward-facing presence. These collaborations usually center on crafting a new website, reimagining their marketing...