About Flower Child
Flower Child examines life’s persistent questions from the perspective of the hidden generation between the Boomers and Gen X.
I’ve named this generation the Flower Children, a term more commonly used for hippies of the 1960s and ‘70s who questioned conventional society and advocated for stuff like peace, love, and flowers. Many of us born between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s, though we didn’t come of age with the hippies, internalized many of their values at a point in our lives when we were highly absorbent beings. That’s why I believe we’re the real Flower Children.
But anyone can be a Flower Child; it’s a mindset and a worldview.
A home to connect all Flower Children, whenever you were born, Flower Child explores culture, climate, commas — and a few topics you might not expect — with a focus on understanding our world, and healing the Earth and all its inhabitants.
Long hidden and never properly named, my generation is ready to provide our unique perspective — along with some smidgens of wisdom gained from age and experience. At least, I am!
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About me
I’ve been called a hippie. I call myself a Flower Child.
The Flower Child worldview has influenced my career — from working on books that were good for people and planet at HarperSanFrancisco in the 1990s to my current clean-energy communications consulting.
I’ve been writing blog posts and articles since 2010, with my words published on CleanTechnica, Triple Pundit, PV Magazine, CollectiveSun, NerdWallet, Shareable, and more.
As an idealistic Flower Child, I’m drawn to exploring the awe and wonder of life and how everything is connected.
As a practical Flower Child, I’m drawn to exploring the marvels and mishaps of the culture we humans have created.
As a language-loving Flower Child and former editor, I’m drawn to exploring the mechanics of writing and have strong opinions about commas and semicolons.
As part of a hidden generation, we Flower Children haven’t always been heard. I have a lot to say, and I’m best at saying it in writing. Thanks for reading — and giving me a voice!
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AI and me
If you want a newsletter NEVER written with AI, you’re in the right place. Flower Child is always and will always be written by a real human Flower Child: me. (Though I may quote AI now and then.) I’m here because I love writing; why would I have a machine do it for me?
To be honest, sometimes I think I should be using ChatGPT more than I am — but for things like research, never for writing. To see how I feel about AI, read my posts “Overall, ChatGPT Will Not Replace Me” and “Get Your AI off My Lawn!” This person says it well:
For me, using AI to write would not only feel like stealing work from others — it would also be no fun. I’m here to write.
Full disclosure: I have used AI to generate images for three posts (two of which are the ones I linked to above about AI), but I’m committed to not doing that again.
