Friends in The Sun
A friend once told me that when he met the writer Bill McKibben, he thought of me. Reading an interview with McKibben (pdf) in the current issue of "The Sun," I realize what a compliment that was. (In truth, I also realize some of the more superficial similarities: raised in suburban Boston, writing for newspapers in high school and college, noticing the Boston Globe byline of Gordon McKibben, Bill's father.)
Just in the excerpt available online, McKibben shows a fascinating mix of big thoughts and small vocabulary words (and I'd like to add my cheers for the passing of "sustainability"), as well as an articulate diplomacy. He's not railing against alleged corporate or political evil, but he does want to encourage us to consider our own change. (In the rest of the piece he does get a little more boldly political -- which is to say, more predictable and thus less interesting.)
I'm also delighted to note that this interview represents the biggest-yet publication of the wonderful Montana writer Alexis Adams, who has collaborated with me on some more-prosaic technical reports in the past. I'm looking forward to more from her.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks dot com
Just in the excerpt available online, McKibben shows a fascinating mix of big thoughts and small vocabulary words (and I'd like to add my cheers for the passing of "sustainability"), as well as an articulate diplomacy. He's not railing against alleged corporate or political evil, but he does want to encourage us to consider our own change. (In the rest of the piece he does get a little more boldly political -- which is to say, more predictable and thus less interesting.)
I'm also delighted to note that this interview represents the biggest-yet publication of the wonderful Montana writer Alexis Adams, who has collaborated with me on some more-prosaic technical reports in the past. I'm looking forward to more from her.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks dot com
