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Rachel Dickinson

writer, freelance

Rachel Dickinson writes about science, nature and travel, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Perceptive Travel and Smithsonian, among others. She is the author of Falconer on the Edge (2009) and lives in New York State.

Written by Rachel Dickinson

Abstract digital illustration featuring intertwined blue and green tubular structures against a black background.

essayBiography and memoir

A fine balance

Vertigo knocked me out of whack. Now, when people talk of finding equilibrium, I want to hit them with my walking stick

Rachel Dickinson