Camilla Sterne

Lizzo lyrics to get you through a bad bout of constipation

Sometimes I write humor pieces that get rejected by McSweeney’s, so I post them here because what self-respecting masochist doesn’t like to broadcast their failures?

Blind beekeeper Ojok Simon smiles in protective gear while bees swirl around his head.

An Untapped Market: How Ojok Simon is training the next generation of Ugandan beekeepers

other Posted by Camilla Sterne

As an inaugural 2017 Holman Prizewinner, Ojok set out to train other blind people in rural Gulu how to keep bees as a means of livelihood.

The cover of A queer anthology of rage, with a bright red graphic.

There are no honest poems about dead women (after Audre Lorde)

poetry Posted by Camilla Sterne

My poem appeared in the 2018 Pilot Press anthology, A queer anthology of rage.

A closeup of a steam scallop dish with edible floral garnish.

At the chef’s table

design, food Posted by Camilla Sterne

Shaped by a harsh climate and scarce resources, Norway’s culinary tradition is nevertheless rich inspiration for the world’s youngest triple Michelin-starred chef.

Two white goats poke their heads out of a barn door.

The Story of a Heroic Goat Rescue at Enchanted Hills Camp

other Posted by Camilla Sterne

As smoke rolled over the mountain towards Enchanted Hills Camp in October 2017, staff stumbled out of their homes and glanced eastward to find the entire range of hills ablaze in the distance from the nearing Nuns fire. It was time to evacuate. The group 4 people, three dogs and years of history and personal belongings…

A Napa resident surveys the destruction at Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind after damage from the Nuns fire in October 2017.

Napa Camp for the Blind to Rebuild for Future Generations

other Posted by Camilla Sterne

A series of photographs I took of Enchanted Hills Camp after the October 2017 fires in Napa were featured alongside Sarah Hotchkiss’s piece for KQED.

Three volumes of I—X, a generously sized monograph with a white cover and a bright red X on the cover.

Out of the forest

architecture, design Posted by Camilla Sterne

Bolon and the Stockholm-based design studio Form Us With Love have grown up together. Now, as the two prepare to embark upon a new collaboration, studio founders Jonas Pettersson and John Löfgren find themselves in the mood to reflect.

A black and white illustration of craters on the moon's surface.

What the moon believes

poetry Posted by Camilla Sterne

The moon believes the sun reciprocates her love believes she is more than just a vehicle for his reflection to cast his light toward another body. … The moon believes her craters inhabitable wills water to trickle in her crevices she stacks delicate mooncakes on trays and waits for visitors who rarely come. She wants…

An illustration of a little girl holding an American flag with the stars falling off.

Goodnight, alright?

poetry Posted by Camilla Sterne

I remember scolding you, a professor of literature, when you said, “Books don’t change the world.” “Books are platforms for ideas, ideas change the world.” I was baffled I had to explain this to you, of all people. Now I’m wishing I could write the book, the one I was sure would change the world.…

A display of the six booklets that make up Rubbish Famzine.

The Power of Packaging

design, other, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

When did you last earmark a page or plunge nose-deep into a magazine to inhale the heady scent of freshly printed ink? In the age of Snapchat and clickbait, these moments are few and far between. But independent magazines have created a trend for a new kind of optimized content: print products where the medium is just as important as the message.