Stasis, Stiltgrass, and Space: What I Learned From My Recent Hiatus

What really defines a “hiatus,” anyway? Maybe it’s not as black-and-white as we think.

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I hate Japanese Stiltgrass.

This absolutely prolific invader––scientific name microstegium vimineum, or in my own book, grassus asholicus––sneaks in through sidewalk cracks and…