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"Another world is possible"
As a science fiction writer, I spend a lot of time with my head in the stars, imagining other worlds. Right now, I'm having a hard time...

Kathryn Hoff
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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OK, Boomer: We've let our children down, but we can act now
My generation had great hopes and great intentions. As hippies, we yearned to celebrate and protect Mother Earth. We failed, utterly. And...

Kathryn Hoff
Nov 18, 20191 min read
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What's next for the Sparrowhawk crew?
Ghost Ship! The sequel to Bloodstone is finished and going for final edits. This is the fun part: working on the cover and putting the...

Kathryn Hoff
Oct 13, 20191 min read
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More important than your grade point average.
Three billion birds have been lost from North America in the last 50 years. It's a shameful legacy to leave our children and...

Kathryn Hoff
Sep 20, 20191 min read
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About Bloodstone
When did you start writing Bloodstone? I’d had the story circulating in my head for a while, but I started writing this story in earnest...

Kathryn Hoff
Sep 17, 20192 min read
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Peace Plan for a Safer America: A brave new plan to address gun violence
It takes a lot to get the right to drive a car in the US: minimum age, classroom training, a test to prove knowledge of traffic laws,...

Kathryn Hoff
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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Facing up to climate change
The Washington Post (June 9, 2019) reports that the White House blocked the written testimony of its own State Department expert, Rod...

Kathryn Hoff
Jun 9, 20192 min read
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Ivory and dead elephants
May 2, 2016 Props to Kenya for having the courage and foresight to burn 105 tons of elephant ivory and 1.35 tons of rhino horn on April...

Kathryn Hoff
May 16, 20191 min read
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Blue Planet II: Must see TV
Jan. 6, 2018 For decades, Sir David Attenborough has been one of the most powerful voices for conservation. His BBC television specials...

Kathryn Hoff
May 16, 20191 min read
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UN Climate Assessment Report says a million species are at risk of extinction
The 2019 UN Global Assessment Report declared that human society on Earth is under urgent threat. May 6, 2019 Our generation has let down...

Kathryn Hoff
May 16, 20192 min read
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