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Ford Lake in Ypsilanti on a cloudy day

Freelance Writing, Interviews, & Blogs

How is technology affecting your life? In this essay, I discuss my own journey of digital declutering and provide tips for folks interested in creating more life by having less digital stuff. 

Crystal Zanders: A Black woman sits in front of a computer in a pink dress.

The holidays are notorious for encouraging folks to buy stuff. How do we show our love for friends and family without buying a bunch of stuff? This essay gives some ideas of ways to give love, not stuff. 

Crystal Zanders:  A Black woman smiles into the camera in front of a Christmas tree and presents.

In preparation for a move, I began giving away stuff through my community's sharing sites.For this article, I interviewed members of the sharing economy and talked about ways to connect our neighbors with our unwanted stuff. My dogs got a shout out as well. 

Rex & Tyrion. Two dogs on a gray couch. The pug is laying down while the chug sits. Both are smiling into the camera.

Where is the line between individual freedom and societal responsibility? This blog looks at the song, "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" to consider the tension between our personal autonomy and collective responsibility. 

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Our water is filled with tiny pieces of plastic. How did the it get that way? What can we do about it? In this article, I interviewed Dr. Gillian Miller to learn more about keeping microplastics out of our water. 

Crystal Zanders: A Black woman takes a selfie in front of rocks and water (Lake Michigan).

In this interview for Mud Season Review, poetry editor Grier Martin and I discussed writing, family, and what it means to have readers to connect to my work. 

Crystal Zanders. A headshot of a Black woman in a red dress outside.

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