Summary

In "Audibility, Credibility, Consequence," Chapter 1, Solnit discusses the concept of human growth. She wonders about the language surrounding this notion, specifically referencing the emergence and evolution of the human brain and body. She describes her own shifting relationships to places and spaces over time, as well as a new love for the outdoors.

In the 1980s Solnit visited, studied, and wrote about the Nevada Test Site in Nevada. She began thinking more deeply about fragmentation and convergence. Living in, traveling between, and writing about a diverse range of places made her feel free, caused her to further question borders, exits, and entrances. These explorations led to further interest in Native North American cultures and myths, stories and peoples who regarded the world as a living, evolving organism. During this time, she joined the Western Shoshone Defense Project, and worked...