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potomac notes + blues

About the Substack

notes + blue notes on the honeysuckle bloom and the pawpaw harvest from the banks of the potomac river in washington, d.c.

About charlotte taylor fryar

essays POTOMAC FEVER: Reflections on the Nation's River (bellevue, forthcoming march 2025) //
writer, historian, herbalist, educator, gardener, river rat //
i write about place, plants, power, and the potomac ➿

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