Erica Watson
@rickirobin.bsky.social
Writer, reader, knitter, sometimes organizer. Student of climate & shifting seasons. Contentedly discontent.
Ghosts of Distant Trees, Porphyry Press 2025
Denali National Park, AK.
Part of my heart lives in the desert.
she/her
ericarobinwatson.com
Ghosts of Distant Trees, Porphyry Press 2025
Denali National Park, AK.
Part of my heart lives in the desert.
she/her
ericarobinwatson.com
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Erica Watson
@rickirobin.bsky.social
· Jan 10
REVIEW: Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson | Hippocampus Magazine
"There are books that understand something fundamental about place, not just as backdrop...but as a living force that shapes us" --on Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
Amidst it all:
So nice to wake up to this thoughtful review of #GhostsofDistantTrees, by Elizabeth Austin for @hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"Ghosts...is a book about learning to see what’s really there, not what the postcard tells you to look for."
www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/revi...
So nice to wake up to this thoughtful review of #GhostsofDistantTrees, by Elizabeth Austin for @hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"Ghosts...is a book about learning to see what’s really there, not what the postcard tells you to look for."
www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/revi...
Reposted by Erica Watson
With appearances by this stack of books
February 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
With appearances by this stack of books
Reposted by Erica Watson
#Fairbanks, I hope to see some of you tomorrow (highway conditions allowing eep)!
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
#Fairbanks, I hope to see some of you tomorrow (highway conditions allowing eep)!
#Fairbanks, I hope to see some of you tomorrow (highway conditions allowing eep)!
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
#Fairbanks, I hope to see some of you tomorrow (highway conditions allowing eep)!
Reposted by Erica Watson
“Detangling Wilderness”
Please save the date, 3/7, if you’re interested and in #Fairbanks.
All are warmly invited. Come, drink tea, and hear, share, and reflect on how our stories speak, in support of being in good relations.
🙏🏻 @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social
Please save the date, 3/7, if you’re interested and in #Fairbanks.
All are warmly invited. Come, drink tea, and hear, share, and reflect on how our stories speak, in support of being in good relations.
🙏🏻 @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“Detangling Wilderness”
Please save the date, 3/7, if you’re interested and in #Fairbanks.
All are warmly invited. Come, drink tea, and hear, share, and reflect on how our stories speak, in support of being in good relations.
🙏🏻 @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social
Please save the date, 3/7, if you’re interested and in #Fairbanks.
All are warmly invited. Come, drink tea, and hear, share, and reflect on how our stories speak, in support of being in good relations.
🙏🏻 @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social
tf is that
📍 Hatcher pass
📍 Hatcher pass
February 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
tf is that
📍 Hatcher pass
📍 Hatcher pass
Reposted by Erica Watson
I’ve got a couple #Alaska book events coming up this month:
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I’ve got a couple #Alaska book events coming up this month:
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
Seriously. Watching randos say "well when *I* tore my ACL I was on the couch for a month & it still hurts" &...ok...? Had you spent the previous several decades flying down a mtn at 80mph & learning EXACTLY what part of your body does what in order to make that happen? No? Then maybe sit this out?
Seeing negativity about Lindsey Vonn that she shouldn’t have competed due to her age and it was hubris and she shouldn’t have been skiing on an injury, but:
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Seriously. Watching randos say "well when *I* tore my ACL I was on the couch for a month & it still hurts" &...ok...? Had you spent the previous several decades flying down a mtn at 80mph & learning EXACTLY what part of your body does what in order to make that happen? No? Then maybe sit this out?
y'all, i just found out my high school boyfriend was part of the grass team (on the technical side).
Follow your dreams, kids.
Follow your dreams, kids.
Omg
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
the bushes were people 😂
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
y'all, i just found out my high school boyfriend was part of the grass team (on the technical side).
Follow your dreams, kids.
Follow your dreams, kids.
Reposted by Erica Watson
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
I've spent a not insignificant & also not deeply rooted amt of time in the AZ borderlands, & CBP's recklessness is just a fact of life. I said they kick puppies BC THEY KICK PUPPIES. Their own mechanics are mad bc they bash up their vehicles for no good reason & drive like shit. Murder is CONSISTENT
The Melissa del Bosque tells KJZZ's Lauren Gilger she wasn't surprised by fatal Minneapolis shootings. Border Patrol operates with less oversight than local police, no body cameras, masked agents, self-investigations. A troubling pattern.
For the full interview🦂🔗:
For the full interview🦂🔗:
This reporter says Border Patrol has been given extensive reach, not surprised by Minnesota deaths
Democrats in Washington struck a deal with President Trump to end a prolonged government shutdown and fund the government while they negotiate reforms for immigration officers and the Department of Ho...
www.kjzz.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I've spent a not insignificant & also not deeply rooted amt of time in the AZ borderlands, & CBP's recklessness is just a fact of life. I said they kick puppies BC THEY KICK PUPPIES. Their own mechanics are mad bc they bash up their vehicles for no good reason & drive like shit. Murder is CONSISTENT
another thing i just said abt Bad Bunny (to my parents): "Something for everyone! If you like commentary on energy policy, it was for you, if you like booty shaking, it was for you!"
energy nerds & booty shakers: the two genders
energy nerds & booty shakers: the two genders
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
another thing i just said abt Bad Bunny (to my parents): "Something for everyone! If you like commentary on energy policy, it was for you, if you like booty shaking, it was for you!"
energy nerds & booty shakers: the two genders
energy nerds & booty shakers: the two genders
me, texting an elder friend who has questions about bad bunny grabbing his own crotch: "it's like the last way available to men to get slut shamed. just let him have it, don't worry about it"
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
me, texting an elder friend who has questions about bad bunny grabbing his own crotch: "it's like the last way available to men to get slut shamed. just let him have it, don't worry about it"
Reposted by Erica Watson
Reposted by Erica Watson
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
Omg
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Omg
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
I played a tumbleweed once, I should’ve stuck with it
Reposted by Erica Watson
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
***Abolish ICE giveaway raffle***
I’m inspired by the creative ways people are putting your arts and crafts to work to build power across geographies. So I’m gonna try this: a raffle to rehome some gently worn knits.
Dm me abt a donation made THIS WEEK (Monday, 2/2-9) to a mutual aid fund.
🧵
I’m inspired by the creative ways people are putting your arts and crafts to work to build power across geographies. So I’m gonna try this: a raffle to rehome some gently worn knits.
Dm me abt a donation made THIS WEEK (Monday, 2/2-9) to a mutual aid fund.
🧵
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
***Abolish ICE giveaway raffle***
I’m inspired by the creative ways people are putting your arts and crafts to work to build power across geographies. So I’m gonna try this: a raffle to rehome some gently worn knits.
Dm me abt a donation made THIS WEEK (Monday, 2/2-9) to a mutual aid fund.
🧵
I’m inspired by the creative ways people are putting your arts and crafts to work to build power across geographies. So I’m gonna try this: a raffle to rehome some gently worn knits.
Dm me abt a donation made THIS WEEK (Monday, 2/2-9) to a mutual aid fund.
🧵
A yr ago today, at the prompting of @drbrapp.bsky.social, a group of us gathered in support of NPS employees, the name Denali, & anti-fascism. It was messy & cringe & impromptu. The normies came. (* 🧵 )
& since, bc of convos we’ve had, I’ve felt safer & stronger local connections than I had in yrs
& since, bc of convos we’ve had, I’ve felt safer & stronger local connections than I had in yrs
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
A yr ago today, at the prompting of @drbrapp.bsky.social, a group of us gathered in support of NPS employees, the name Denali, & anti-fascism. It was messy & cringe & impromptu. The normies came. (* 🧵 )
& since, bc of convos we’ve had, I’ve felt safer & stronger local connections than I had in yrs
& since, bc of convos we’ve had, I’ve felt safer & stronger local connections than I had in yrs
I’ve got a couple #Alaska book events coming up this month:
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I’ve got a couple #Alaska book events coming up this month:
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
First, Valentine’s Day at Fireside Books in Palmer. Come say hi, talk about love and gravel and everything in between (a lot. There’s a lot in between)
&
my dog isn't reacting to the barking dogs on kuac's yukon quest coverage this year for the first time. he's so worldly and mature now. is this what it feels like when your kid stops believing in santa? 🥺
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
my dog isn't reacting to the barking dogs on kuac's yukon quest coverage this year for the first time. he's so worldly and mature now. is this what it feels like when your kid stops believing in santa? 🥺
Reposted by Erica Watson
Representatives of Nuiqsut have sued the Trump administration over the abrupt cancellation of a program that gave protections to the Teshekpuk Lake area and the caribou herd that uses it. via @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska Native group sues Trump administration for nixing North Slope caribou protections
A Nuiqsut group says the administration violated federal law by ending Teskekpuk Lake safeguards and dismissing subsistence harvesting as a ‘non-use’ of resources.
www.adn.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Representatives of Nuiqsut have sued the Trump administration over the abrupt cancellation of a program that gave protections to the Teshekpuk Lake area and the caribou herd that uses it. via @alaskabeacon.com
Reposted by Erica Watson
BOOK REVIEW: Elizabeth Austin reviews Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-ghosts-of-distant-trees-by-erica-watson/
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-ghosts-of-distant-trees-by-erica-watson/
REVIEW: Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson | Hippocampus Magazine
"There are books that understand something fundamental about place, not just as backdrop...but as a living force that shapes us" --on Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
BOOK REVIEW: Elizabeth Austin reviews Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-ghosts-of-distant-trees-by-erica-watson/
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-ghosts-of-distant-trees-by-erica-watson/
this feels so...dumb, in the face of everything, but #Alaskasky especially, wtf are folks doing abt taxes this year? My household has used the now publicly evil T*rboT*x most yrs (begrudgingly), & we have a mix of w-2 & sole proprietorship incomes, & usually get a refund, so want to file...but...
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
this feels so...dumb, in the face of everything, but #Alaskasky especially, wtf are folks doing abt taxes this year? My household has used the now publicly evil T*rboT*x most yrs (begrudgingly), & we have a mix of w-2 & sole proprietorship incomes, & usually get a refund, so want to file...but...
“Nothing is futile.”
-my dog
-my dog
February 2, 2026 at 5:54 AM
“Nothing is futile.”
-my dog
-my dog