A. M. Palmer

A. M. Palmer

A retired urban park ranger, artist, and nonfiction writer, A. M. Palmer creates fresh content for a variety of readers.
Apr
02
The New Book!

The New Book!

After many long hours of work--writing, editing, theorizing, and creating designs--the new book is finished. Prose Artifact: On the Material
1 min read
Mar
04
Coming Soon: Visions of 1970s Los Angeles

Coming Soon: Visions of 1970s Los Angeles

With a bit of nostalgia in mind, I recently examined the career of architectural critic Reyner Banham, an Englishman whose
1 min read
Feb
08
Onward, into the Way of Remembering

Onward, into the Way of Remembering

Metaphorically, propaganda is the lens of a slanted viewpoint, crafted by the state, and placed secretly over the eyes of
2 min read
Feb
06
Torn Page: A Stranger's Letter to my Grandmother

Torn Page: A Stranger's Letter to my Grandmother

Unpacking memories becomes a form of hazardous duty, as questions arise, and a shadow crawls along the ceiling of a
9 min read
Jan
19
Wind and Fire: On Various Aspects of the Future

Wind and Fire: On Various Aspects of the Future

For my generation, things were fairly clear; that we would begin promising careers, own houses in upscale suburban neighborhoods, and
4 min read
Jan
12
Ajo to Altadena: Recalling my Hometown

Ajo to Altadena: Recalling my Hometown

Of the ending, we were never certain but always dared to assume the best, that the years would see our
2 min read
Dec
29
The New Year . . .

The New Year . . .

Dec
15
An Abducted Image: Regarding Symbols of Disappearance

An Abducted Image: Regarding Symbols of Disappearance

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a
17 min read
Dec
01
Material Culture: Regarding a Small Volume About Venice

Material Culture: Regarding a Small Volume About Venice

A book is indeed a little world unto itself, an object enjoyable to hold and to see in the midst
3 min read
Nov
12
Chronic Wasting Disease, Lithium Mining, and the Clown Motel: A Journey through Tonopah, Nevada

Chronic Wasting Disease, Lithium Mining, and the Clown Motel: A Journey through Tonopah, Nevada

Halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, the small mining town of Tonopah, Nevada serves as a point of rest, a
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