Water-powered writing & surviving.

Becca Lawton, Stanislaus River. Photo by Gary Genest, 1973.

Rebecca Lawton’s work “is both mirror and map, a reminder that a life can take the shape of the river itself . . .” — Ellen Meloy, author, Eating Stone and The Anthropology of Turquoise

Reading water means observing and navigating rough and smooth waters. It’s also the name of my first book of essays on rivers, guiding culture, and wild+human nature.