04/16/2026
New work out with the
(PART 2) In January I spent a few weeks in Eastern Ethiopia, on the Somali border, with researchers .anjanettedecarlo, Stephen Johnson, Dr Yeshimebet Ayele Tegenie, and .g.osborn, documenting their research and the state of myrrh in the region. The AP picked up an article about the severe drought and its impact on myrrh and communities which rely upon it.
This is a story I was drawn to because it holds so many meaningful threads key to the human experience — environment, agriculture, culture, and humanitarian stakes, all inextricably intertwined. And I am endlessly fascinated by people's relationship to the land, and by communities living close to their ancestral ways.
Thank you to editor for championing this work, Cara Anna editing my text, the research team, and most of all to the communities in eastern Ethiopia who let us into their lives.
Link to article in Bio
