Read, Write, Finch

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  • Long After the Visitors Go Home

    Long After the Visitors Go Home

    This essay reflects my personal views and does not necessarily represent those of any publication I write for. I keep thinking about what happens after the meeting ends. The room clears. Visitors drive home. Reporters close their notebooks, and the township hall grows quiet again. But the people of Saline Township are still here. They…

  • When the Lights Go Out, the Math Gets Personal

    When the Lights Go Out, the Math Gets Personal

    I did not plan to spend part of the Fourth of July weekend hauling branches out of a neighbor’s yard. I also did not plan to lose power for about 48 hours, start mentally ranking the contents of my refrigerator by perishability, or become deeply emotionally attached to the sound of a generator. But there…

  • Welcome to Read, Write, Finch

    Welcome to Read, Write, Finch

    Hi, I’m Heather Finch, and welcome to Read, Write, Finch. The name made sense for a few reasons: I love to read, I love to write, and Finch is conveniently already mine. I’m a journalist based in Washtenaw County in southeast Michigan, where I write about local news, community life and the people, places and…