Chip Blake
@chip-blake.bsky.social
Writing instructor, book coach, publishing consultant, freelance editor, lifetime naturalist, obsessive birder. Former editor-in-chief of Orion Magazine and Milkweed Editions. www.chipblake.com
My class about writing about birds is always a hill of fun, and there are two spaces left in the one I’m about to teach (starts 4/24). If you’re interested, learn more at www.chipblake.com/classes, or email me at chip@chipblake.com.
CLASSES — CHIP BLAKE
Classes and workshops taught by Chip Blake focusing on nature writing, birds, the natural world.
www.chipblake.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My class about writing about birds is always a hill of fun, and there are two spaces left in the one I’m about to teach (starts 4/24). If you’re interested, learn more at www.chipblake.com/classes, or email me at chip@chipblake.com.
Not great when you wake up and see that it's 8 degrees and think "Wow I'm going to be able to do something outside today."
January 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Not great when you wake up and see that it's 8 degrees and think "Wow I'm going to be able to do something outside today."
6 degrees and blue skies in Red Hook, NY. The cat, eying the cat carrier sitting next to the front door, looks anxious.
December 22, 2024 at 5:02 PM
6 degrees and blue skies in Red Hook, NY. The cat, eying the cat carrier sitting next to the front door, looks anxious.
31 degrees and snow flurries in Great Barrington, Mass. The sight of a leashed dog wearing red neoprene boots leads me to remember that dogs evolved from wolves.
December 21, 2024 at 7:19 PM
31 degrees and snow flurries in Great Barrington, Mass. The sight of a leashed dog wearing red neoprene boots leads me to remember that dogs evolved from wolves.
This is why we need writers.
@jimgaffigan.bsky.social Stories are our best hope for restoring kindness in this world. Stories can activate the part of the brain where kindness resides -- and people need to experience that activation. tinyurl.com/storiesofkin...
stories of kindness and courage
Here are some of my better stories. https://philshapirochatgptexplorations.blogspot.com/2023/07/piano-recital-at-public-library.html https://philshapirochatgptexplorations.blogspot.com/2024/02/unrus...
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December 8, 2024 at 9:19 PM
This is why we need writers.
35 degrees and 4 inches of fresh snow in Red Hook, NY. As we watch a harrier and a red-tail fly over the field, SFR remarks that it's like watching the athletic kid and the nonathletic kid run across the playground.
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM
35 degrees and 4 inches of fresh snow in Red Hook, NY. As we watch a harrier and a red-tail fly over the field, SFR remarks that it's like watching the athletic kid and the nonathletic kid run across the playground.
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People really need to read or re-read On Immunity by Eula Biss, myself included.
Some young women are celebrating the nomination of Kennedy, a medical skeptic, to the nation’s top health position, saying he takes their concerns about nutrition and medicine seriously.
How ‘Crunchy Moms’ Found a Hero in RFK Jr.
Once reserved for granola-loving hippies, the term has been embraced by a range of women who are pursuing a more natural way of life.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:27 AM
People really need to read or re-read On Immunity by Eula Biss, myself included.
According to eBird I am the 2,716th best birdwatcher in the world.
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 AM
According to eBird I am the 2,716th best birdwatcher in the world.
Excited to hear about this new MFA in environmental writing program, which aims to launch next fall and be headed up by my friend David Gessner. davidgessner.net/study-enviro...
Study Environmental Writing at UNCW - David Gessner
davidgessner.net
December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Excited to hear about this new MFA in environmental writing program, which aims to launch next fall and be headed up by my friend David Gessner. davidgessner.net/study-enviro...
39° and blue skies in Plymouth, Mass. SUSC WWSC BLSC HOGR LTDU RTLO COLO and all is right with the world.
November 30, 2024 at 5:07 PM
39° and blue skies in Plymouth, Mass. SUSC WWSC BLSC HOGR LTDU RTLO COLO and all is right with the world.
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My desires are pretty simple: to be alone, with someone to write to.
November 30, 2024 at 1:56 PM
My desires are pretty simple: to be alone, with someone to write to.
36° and snowing in Red Hook, NY, and someone isn't happy about it.
November 28, 2024 at 2:15 PM
36° and snowing in Red Hook, NY, and someone isn't happy about it.
Stated at dinner (Tivoli, NY): "I was fabulously glamorous until a year ago."
November 28, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Stated at dinner (Tivoli, NY): "I was fabulously glamorous until a year ago."
37° and partly sunny in Lenox, Mass. The birders on our regular Wednesday bird walk are a little less in a trauma state than they were three weeks ago, but not by much.
November 27, 2024 at 4:43 PM
37° and partly sunny in Lenox, Mass. The birders on our regular Wednesday bird walk are a little less in a trauma state than they were three weeks ago, but not by much.
Reposted by Chip Blake
Say hello to Jonathan he was born in 1832 & is 192 years old
November 26, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Say hello to Jonathan he was born in 1832 & is 192 years old
37° and raining in Pittsfield, Mass. "Well done," I say to the young man who has just drawn my blood. "I know," he responds.
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
37° and raining in Pittsfield, Mass. "Well done," I say to the young man who has just drawn my blood. "I know," he responds.
38 degrees with blue skies in Red Hook, NY. The crown of snow on the summit of Kaaterskill High Peak looks like a yarmulke.
November 25, 2024 at 3:08 PM
38 degrees with blue skies in Red Hook, NY. The crown of snow on the summit of Kaaterskill High Peak looks like a yarmulke.