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July 10, 2026

Out of the office and on the road!

A Vast, Unregulated Medium is currently out of the office and on the road! I brought my laptop with good intentions to keep up the newsletter on the road during my two-week roadtrip, but it’s clear I really need this time to fully unplug from screen-based work.

I’m currently enjoying the Gathering, aka the big Quaker conference taking place in Burlington, Vermont. Highlights of this trip so far have included driving through the Adirondacks, taking the ferry across Lake Champlain, daily noon time singing from the Rise Up Singing songbook with Quakers of all ages, and worship with Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns.

I look forward to sending a fuller edition of the newsletter and part 3 of How Being a Quaker Prepared Me to be Queer in a couple of weeks. If you missed the earlier installments, here’s Part 1 and Part 2.

In the meantime, here are a few snapshots:

A color photo of the author, a white woman with curly hair, rainbow earrings, and a black hoodie, standing in front of an "I Heart NY" sign in front of the Adirondack welcome center highway rest stop
The Adirondacks welcome center is the nicest rest area I’ve ever seen
A color photograph of the perspective of a driver on a ferry looking out the window of their car. The sign on the side of the ferry says "WARNING: ENGINES MUST BE STOPPED AND BRAKES SET UNTIL FERRY DOCKS. NO SMOKING"
Crossing Lake Champlain by ferry
A sunset photograph illuminating the University of Vermont campus.
Great views from the University of Vermont campus
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