Communities #210: Leadership, Democracy, and Autocracy

Communities #210 Spring 2026 Leadership, Democracy, and Autocracy Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #210, Spring 2026, “Leadership, Democracy, and Autocracy,” explores how communities address questions of authority, influence, governance, and...

Communities #209: CommunITy or DystopAIa?

Communities #209 Winter 2025 CommunITy or DystopAIa? Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #209, Winter 2025, “CommunITy or DystopAIa?,” explores the intersections of Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Intentional Community....

Communities #208: Fire and Rain

Communities #208 Fall 2025 FIRE AND RAIN Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #208, Fall 2025, Fire and Rain, explores the impacts of climate change, natural disasters, climate anxiety, and related mental health struggles on intentional...

Communities #207: Breaking the Spell

Communities #207 Summer 2025 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. And thanks to donor generosity, for a limited time you can view and/or download a complimentary digital version of this issue here. Communities #207, Summer 2025, Breaking the Spell, explores...

Communities #206: Ecovillage Visions

Communities #206 Spring 2025 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. The stories in Communities #206, Ecovillage Visions, explore what a viable future might look like, both for intentional communities and for the wider world. We take an in-depth look at a...

Lost and Found in the Valley

By Emily Grubman (excerpted from Communities #202, Spring 2024, pages 16-17; see illustrated layout in pdf format here) The following is adapted from a blog entry titled “Letter *to* Lost Valley” posted September 11, 2023 at...