Medium Short: You, me and the Zeitgeist*

B. Lorraine Smith
4 min readJul 22, 2022
I barely knit a stitch this week amidst the decolonial sustainability course, the feedback on the climate denial piece, and TD Matereality. But I did manage to finish these socks using up odds and ends. I long ago abandoned the idea of “matching” socks—it’s totally unnecessary and cuts off our sightline on differences between things. They’re related (one’s toe leads to the other’s cuff) which is just about right, I reckon.

Welcome to the latest Medium Short, an accountability practice, to stay semi-tethered as I feel my way along the unmarked trail of industrial healing. Published weekly every Friday, I first introduced the idea here.

Oof. What a week! I’m in new terrain. Here’s what gives…

Look Southward, Angels

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B. Lorraine Smith

Former sustainability consultant replacing ESG with reality-based insights about corporate purpose and impact. https://www.blorrainesmith.com/