Jacilyn Hayden

Essays

Journal

I write about the work, the people learning it, and the country it happens in.

Slowly, and only when I have something to say. Every essay is signed with a place and a date, because where I was standing usually turns out to matter.

The Craft


How the work is actually done — meetings, schedules, drawings, and the hundred small decisions that add up to a building.

The Next Generation


For anyone early in this, and for the people responsible for bringing them along.

Women & Trades


Plainly, and without apology. What it takes, what it costs, what it is worth.

The Land


The country the work happens in, and what we owe it.

The Animals


The lynx, the wolf, the whale offshore. They were here first.

The Notebook


Short entries. Things I want to write down before I lose them.

The first essays are being written. The sections are waiting for them.