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Come on in, we’re glad to have you. Stokequest is a hub for like-minded folk of diverse experience to get together and enjoy lifelong questing after ways to make humanity more resilient and less prone to suffering. Based on the coast of Maine, USA we host gatherings and workshops, create media, and generally create an… Continue reading Welcome

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Come make visions into reality. Details coming soon, including dates, workshop project details, workshop leader bios, camping arrangements, community meals, and importantly, a way to reserve your space!

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Part 1: A Linear History of Brad in Prospect

In August, we packed the Civic, already battered as a highschooler’s steed and a college commuter, scar down one side from an icy day on RT17 headed south from Binghamton. The mission: rock climb and adventure our way up New England, to Maine, where I had land. There, we would build a cabin. Three young… Continue reading Part 1: A Linear History of Brad in Prospect

#25 Restorative Synergies

Dear friend, On my mind is rhizomatic social growth – this idea that grassroots isn’t deep enough. For these trying times, facing violent challenges to human wellbeing, we need deep resilience. We need rhizomes – creeping rootstalks which grow underground and interconnect us to flourish. This is in opposition to, say, a seed bomb, which… Continue reading #25 Restorative Synergies

#24 Policy Innovation and the Future

Dear Friend, Is this a radical approach to governance? I only have a few minutes for a missive. Yesterday, I learned that the governor is not only a big Vonnegut fan, but that many of the connections I have with government, the young people I am excited to direct the future of my State, are… Continue reading #24 Policy Innovation and the Future

#20 Snow Day

Dear Friend, I think, for once, I might not write about work, and how things work, and rather focus on the “snow on the pine” like the haunting demo version of Paul Simon’s “Duncan”. The snow is falling fast. It looks like we have a couple feet stacked up by successive storms on the front… Continue reading #20 Snow Day