Archive - Large Hope

DNF Titles of the Summer (So Far)

The Books I Just Didn't Finish

19 hrs ago • Jes Scoville

On the Commonplace Book

When I was in sixth grade, reading Dickens and Hawthorne and the Brontës, I’d bring sentences I didn’t understand to my dad — a geophysicist with a…

Jul 3 • Jes Scoville

June 2026

Bovine Excreta, & etc.

Last week I decided to go all in on civic engagement, trying to protect and preserve a local canyon that is truly dear to me.

Jun 23 • Jes Scoville

Eight Ways to Summon Hope in a Threatened World

Is there an inevitable diminution of beauty over time?

Jun 16 • Jes Scoville

Is there anything better than Pizza Hut bringing back the BOOK IT program?

Jun 12 • Jes Scoville

Every Blooming Thing

Do Not Lose Hope

Jun 5 • Jes Scoville

Whatcha Reading Wednesday

Whatcha is a word, promise

Jun 3 • Jes Scoville

May 2026

Perspicacious Poppies

A Rewilding Story

Published on Constant Wonder • May 30

Listening Lately

Books on my headphones

May 27 • Jes Scoville

The sky tells me about the evening.

May 19 • Jes Scoville

The Butterfly Season

Written by Lea Korsgaard

May 19 • Jes Scoville

Lessons in Chemistry

Written by Bonnie Garmus

May 12 • Jes Scoville

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